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Chlorine induced degradation of SOFCS operating on carbon containing fuels
(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Letters & Science, 2017) Reeping, Kyle Wyatt; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Robert Walker; Robert A. Walker was a co-author of the article, 'In operando vibrational raman studies of chlorine contamination in solid oxide fuel cells' in the journal 'The journal of the Electrochemical Society' which is contained within this thesis.; John D. Kirtley, Jessie M. Bohn, Daniel A. Steinhurst, Jeffrey C. Owrutsky and Robert A. Walker were co-authors of the article, 'Chlorine-induced degradation in solid oxide fuel cells identified by optical methods' in the journal 'The journal of physical chemistry C' which is contained within this thesis.; Jessie, M. Bohn and Robert A. Walker were co-authors of the article, 'Chlorine-induced degradation in SOFCS operating with biogas' in the journal 'Sustainable energy and fuels' which is contained within this thesis.; Jessie, M. Bohn and Robert A. Walker were co-authors of the article, 'The palliative effect of H 2 on SOFCS operating on contaminated carbon containing fuels' submitted to the journal 'The journal of power sources' which is contained within this thesis.
Chlorine present in green and synthetic fuels such as biogas and syngas can accelerate degradation of solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) nickel-based anodes. Chlorine contamination has been studied in SOFCs where H 2 was the primary fuel but little attention has focused on deleterious, cooperative effects that result from Cl-contamination in predominantly carbon-containing fuels. Experiments described in this work examine degradation mechanisms in SOFCs with Ni-YSZ cermet anodes operating with a biogas surrogate and exposed to 110 ppm Cl (delivered either as CH 3Cl or HCl). Operando Raman spectroscopy is used to directly observe the the anode's catalytic activity as evidenced by observable carbon accumulation, and electrochemical impedance and voltammetry measurements report on overall cell performance. Studies performed at 650 °C and 700 °C show that Cl suppresses carbon accumulation and causes slow but steady cell degradation. Prolonged exposure to Cl results in and irreversible device failure. These results differ markedly from recent reports of Cl contamination in SOFCs operating independently with H 2 and CH 4.