Adolphsen, Jens Quitzau

Chatzichristodoulou, Christodoulos

Gil, Vanesa

Sudireddy, Bhaskar Reddy

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Downloaded from orbit.dtu.dk on: Apr 10, 2018Development of novel High Temperature and Pressure Alkaline Electrolysis Cells (HTP-AEC)Adolphsen, Jens Quitzau; Gil, Vanesa; Sudireddy, Bhaskar Reddy; Chatzichristodoulou, ChristodoulosPublication date:2017Document VersionPublisher's PDF, also known as Version of recordLink back to DTU OrbitCitation (APA):Adolphsen, J. Q., Gil, V., Sudireddy, B. R., & Chatzichristodoulou, C. (2017). Development of novel HighTemperature and Pressure Alkaline Electrolysis Cells (HTP-AEC). Poster session presented at 1st InternationalConference on Electrolysis , Copenhagen, Denmark.DTU Energy, Technical University of Denmark      Electrode materials for the oxygen electrode• Electrode materials (electrocatalysts) based on La, Ni and Fe for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) have been identified and evaluated.• The electrochemical activity of the materials has been tested at room temperature and pressure conditions in N2 atmosphere using densely sintered pellets polished down to 1 µm roughness.• The chemical stability of the powder , immersed in 45 wt% KOH, and  heated in an autoclave to 220°C  has been examined comparing  XRD patterns before and after.Three-electrode setup for electrochemical characterization Chemical stability assessment7Background• A HTP-AEC with gas diffusion electrodes (metal foams) and an aqueous KOH electrolyte immobilized in a mesoporous ceramic matrix structure has been developed at DTU Energy.• Very high current density and performance has been demonstrated with shirt button sized cells: Motivation• High temperatures  (200°C) increase the activity of the electrodes and the conductivity of the electrolyte significantly. • A cell that allows for high efficiency and current density simultaneously using non-noble metals.Challenges• Corrosion issues at the oxygen electrode. Identification of more stable materials, which also show sufficiently high catalytic activity towards the oxygen evolution reaction.• Processing of cell layers with optimized microstructure using a low cost & scalable processing method. methods.IntroductionDevelopment of novel High Temperature and Pressure Alkaline Electrolysis Cells (HTP-AEC)Department of Energy Conversion and StorageRisø CampusFrederiksborgvej 399, 4000 RoskildeReferences[1] C. Chatzichristodoulou, F. Allebrod, M. B. Mogensen, J. Electrochem. Soc., 163 (1) (F3036-F3040), 2016[2]  C. C. L. McCrory, S. Jung, J. C. Peters, T. F. Jaramilllo, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 135 (16977-16987), 2013[3] L. Trotochaud,  J. K. Ranney, K. N. Williams, S. W. Boettcher, J. Am. Chem Soc. 134 (17253-17261), 2012[4] A. Grimaud, K. J. May, C. E. Carlton, Y-L. Lee, M. Risch, W. T. Hong, J. Zhou, Y. Shao-Horn, Nat. Commun. 4 (2439-2445), 2013Jens Q Adolphsen (jenqui@dtu.dk); Vanesa Gil, Bhaskar R. Sudireddy and Christodoulos Chatzichristodoulou (ccha@dtu.dk)[1]The mesoporous electrolyte matrix contains the KOH electrolyte. The porous electrodes will allow some infiltration of the electrolyte into the electrode to increase the surface area where the electrochemical reactions take place. Mesoporous electrolyte matrixMaterial b (V/dec) a R2 η (V) @10 mA/cm2LaNiO3 0.083 0.30 0.97 0.38La0.97NiO3 0.092 0.34 0.97 0.44LaNi0.6Fe0.4O3 0.13 0.31 0.95 0.44LaNi0.6Fe0.4O3 0.11 0.33 0.97 0.45La2Ni0.9Fe0.1O4 0.079 0.32 0.98 0.40IrOx [2] - - - 0.32Ni0.9Fe0.1Ox [3] 0.030 - - 0.34PrBaCo2O5+x [4] ~0.07 - - ~0.38The calculated Tafel fit parameters (E = a +b log[i]) from the tafel plot together with the overpotential, η, at 10 mA/cm2. The state-of-the-art, IrOx, and two of  the best performing non-noble oxygen evolution catalysts are also included as benchmarking.The cell conceptResults – chemical stability Record data from earlier work [1]:3.75 A/cm2 at 1.75 V withηel = 85 % (200°C, 20 bar) [1]XRD patterns of  the as-received LaNiO3 powder and the same powder after  exposure to 45 wt% KOH  at 220 °C for  1 week. The symbols represent the following phases: ○LaNiO3, ♦ LaO(OH), □ NiO(OH), + La2O3, * NiO. The LaNi0.6Fe0.4O3 and La2Ni0.9Fe0.1O4 powder showed similar decomposition behaviour though at a slower rate.[1]Results - Electrochemical activity towards the OER Reference electrode (RHE from Gaskatel)Working electrode(pressed bars,Au current collector) Counter electrode (Pt mesh) SeparatorThe tafel plot of  the measurements. The fit is from 0.5 – 10 mA/cm2. There is a slight increase in the tafel slope above 2 mA/cm2 which is then not accounted for. The experimentsProcessing of porous oxygen electrodesBased on the electrochemical screening LaNi0.6Fe0.4O3 is going to be used as oxygen evolution electrocatalyst. The microstructure of the oxygen electrode is going to be optimized using the processing method screen printing. An electrode with a bimodal porosity distribution is envisioned to allow for electrolyte infiltration (~10-100 µm pore sizes) and gas diffusion (2-10 µm pore sizes) of evolved oxygen. Successful fabrication and  electrochemical characterization of  up-scaled cells (5 x 5 cm2) with the microstructurally optimized oxygen electrode is the expected outcome of  the project.The iR-corrected chronopotentiostatic measurements of  LaNi0.6Fe0.4 O3 and the Nyquist plot of  the EIS measurements performed after each chronopotentiostatic measurement. Current densities are based on geometric surface areas.ICP analysis of  supernatants from the KOH solution used for the chemical stability testing. If  any dissolution is happening the ions seem to be consumed by the decomposed products.LaNi0.6Fe0.4O3 pellet surface before and after ~20 h electrochemical testing. Comparisson of  the 2nd set of  chronopotentiostatictests performed at 10 mA/cm2. LaNiO3 could not be sintered dense without decomposition so it is a multiphase of  mainly LaNiO3, NiO and La2NiO4OutlookInitial polished surfacePolished surface after electrochemical testing

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