High-Temperature Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage Fundamentals and Applications

As global demands for energy and lower carbon emissions rise, developing systems of energy conversion and storage becomes necessary. This book explores how Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion (EESC) devices are promising advanced power systems that can directly convert chemical energy in fuel into power, and thereby aid in proposing a solution to the global energy crisis. The book focuses on high-temperature electrochemical devices that have a wide variety of existing and potential applications, including the creation of fuel cells for power generation, production of high-purity hydrogen by electrolysis, high-purity oxygen by membrane separation, and various high-temperature batteries. High-Temperature Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage: Fundamentals and Applications provides a comprehensive view of the new technologies in high-temperature electrochemistry. Written in a clear and detailed manner, it is suitable for developers, researchers, or students of any level.

Chapter 1 Introduction to High-Temperature Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage Chapter 2 High-Temperature Fuel Cells: Solid Oxide Fuel Cells 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Performance Characteristics of SOFCs 2.3 Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Fueling with Syngas and Hydrocarbons 2.3.1 Hydrogen Electrochemical Oxidation 2.3.2 Carbon Monoxide Electrochemical Oxidation 2.3.3 SOFC Performance and Mechanisms with H2/CO Mixture Fuel 2.3.4 Hydrocarbon Electrochemical Oxidation 2.3.5 Carbon Deposition 2.4 Modeling and Simulation of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells 2.4.1 PEN Modeling of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells 2.4.2 Unit Modeling of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells 2.4.3 Stack Modeling of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells 2.5 Solid Oxide Fuel Cell System 2.5.1 Typical System Configuration 2.5.2 Fuel Processing 2.5.3 CO2 Capture in SOFC Based Power Generation Systems 2.6 Challenges and Perspectives of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Chapter 3 High-Temperature Electrolysis: From Reaction Mechanism to System Integration 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Fundamentals of Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cell 3.2.1 Basic Structures and Working Principles 3.2.2 Thermodynamics 3.2.3 Reaction Kinetics of SOEC 3.3 Reaction Mechanism in the Nickel-Patterned Electrode 3.3.1 Carbon Deposition Mechanism 3.3.2 Electrochemical Conversion Mechanism of CO/CO2 3.4 Heterogeneous Chemistry and Electrochemistry in the Porous Electrode 3.4.1 Basic Performance 3.4.2 Analysis for Methane Production Pathways 3.4.3 Elementary Reaction Model and PEN Model 3.4.4 Effect of the Key Parameters in NE 3.4.5 Coupling of Reaction and Transfer Processes in PE 3.4.6 Fuel-Assisted Electrolysis 3.5 Operating Condition Design and Dynamic Behaviors in the Tubular Cell 3.5.1 Experiment 3.5.2 Comprehensive Electro-Thermal Model for Tubular SOEC 3.6 High Temperature Electrolysis Systems and Integration with Renewable/Fossil Energy Systems 3.6.1 System Integration and Typical Configuration 3.6.2 Novel Criterion for the Renewable Power Storage System 3.6.3 Power Storage Strategy in the Renewable Power System 3.7 Challenges and Outlooks Chapter 4 Flame Fuel Cells 4.1. Introduction 4.2. Working Principle and Efficiency Analysis 4.3. Fuel-rich Combustion 4.3.1 Types of Burners 4.4. FFC Performance 4.4.1 Electrochemical Performance 4.4.2 FFC Unit Configurations 4.5. Challenges in FFC 4.5.1 Thermal Shock Resistance 4.5.2 Carbon Deposition 4.6. Applications in CHP Systems 4.7. Conclusions Chapter 5 Solid Oxide Direct Carbon Fuel Cell 5.1. Introduction 5.2. Thermodynamics of Carbon Conversion 5.2.1. Open Circuit Potential of Carbon Air Battery 5.2.2. Theoretical Efficiency of DCFC 5.2.3. Practical Efficiency of Carbon Air DCFC 5.3. DCFC Configuration 5.3.1. Solid Oxide DCFC 5.3.2. Molten Media in DCFC 5.4. Role of CO in Carbon Conversion 5.4.1. "CO shuttle" Mechanism 5.4.2. Steam Gasification 5.4.3. Catalytic Gasification 5.4.4. Indirect Carbon Fuel Cell 5.5. Carbon Conversion in Molten Media 5.5.1. Wetting Conditions of Carbon by Molten Carbonate 5.5.2. Carbon Conversion Mechanisms in Molten Carbonate 5.5.3. Chemical & Electrochemical Reactions in Liquid Metal 5.6. Carbon Based Fuel Cell Systems 5.6.1. Direct Carbon Fuel Cell Systems 5.6.2. Integrated Gasification Fuel Cell Systems 5.7. Prospects and Technical Challenges of DCFC 5.7.1. Demand for Distributed Energy Technology in China 5.7.2. Technical Issues of DCFCs 5.7.3. Conclusions

Yixiang Shi, Ningsheng Cai, Tianyu Cao, Jiujun Zhang