Graphene as cathode material in molten carbonate fuel cells
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
1-1-2014
Abstract
Copyright © 2014 by ASME. The molten carbonate fuel cell (MCFC) is considered one of the best technologies for stationary power. This is due to its high efficiency, medium-high operating temperature, and low emissions. The MCFC operates at a temperature range from 600°C to 700°C and normally is combined with the gas turbine (GT) as a topping cycle. This work investigates the impact of Platinum/Graphene (Pt/G) on a combined cycle of MCFC-GT by applying the first and second laws of thermodynamics. The maximum work output of the hybrid cycle is ultimately calculated to be 1350 kW. The overall exergy efficiency achieved is 59.82%. Our findings reveal that there is an average 23% gain in the maximum work output, energy and exergy efficiencies when Pt/G is used as the cathode material compared to other materials such as Platinum/Carbon (Pt/C) and Platinum/Carbon cloth (Pt/CC).
Publication Title
ASME 2014 12th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology, FUELCELL 2014 Collocated with the ASME 2014 8th International Conference on Energy Sustainability
Recommended Citation
Zouhri, K.,
&
Yassar, R.
(2014).
Graphene as cathode material in molten carbonate fuel cells.
ASME 2014 12th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology, FUELCELL 2014 Collocated with the ASME 2014 8th International Conference on Energy Sustainability.
http://doi.org/10.1115/FuelCell2014-6671
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