Synergistic Effect of Ta_2O_5/F-C Composites for Effective Electrosynthesis of Hydrogen Peroxide from O_2 Reduction

The electrosynthesis of H₂O₂as an environmentally friendly green process has attracted great attention due to the importance of H₂O₂in industry and human lives.In this work,a new strategy was proposed to improve the electrical conductivity and H₂O₂selectivity of transition metal oxides catalysts.F-C(F doped carbon)was coupled with Ta₂O₅by calcining polyvinylidene fluoride(PVDF)as the carbon source using one step method.The Ta₂O₅/F-C composite catalysts show an excellent H₂O₂selectivity of more than 80%as well as high reactivity at 2.52 mA/cm²,which is greatly enhanced compared to the counterparts of F-C(selectivity of 59%)and Ta₂O₅-800(current density of 0.85 mA/cm²)in 0.1 M KOH solution.The onset potential for H₂O₂production on Ta₂O₅/F-C composites is 0.78 V in 0.1 M KOH,which indicates a negligible overpotential.In addition,H₂O₂selectivity of the catalyst can be stabilized at more than 80%after 10 hours of electrolysis in alkaline electrolyte.The high performance due to the introduction of F-C increases the conductivity of Ta₂O₅and the synergistic effect between F-C and Ta₂O₅.This work proposed an efficient synergistic effect among F-doped C and Ta₂O₅for H₂O₂production.     

Fabrication of WO_3/TiO_2 Heterostructures for Efficiently Photocatalytic Gaseous Hydrocarbons Degradation: Origin of Photoactivity and Revisit the Role of WO_3 Decoration

Efficient oxidation of gaseous small molecular hydrocarbons under mild conditions remains a significant but challenging task to date.Here we report that WO_3 decoration can obviously improve the performance of Ti O_2(P25)toward the photocatalytic oxidation of several small molecular hydrocarbons(C_2H_6,C_3H_8 and C_2H_4)under simulated solar light irradiation.Among the WO_3/Ti O_2 heterostructures,the 10wt%WO_3/Ti O_2 nanocomposite shows the best photoactivities,which can efficiently oxidize C_2H_6,C_3H_8 and C_2H_4 within 15,9 and 8 minutes,respectively under simulated sunlight with a light intensity of 200 m W/cm~2.By strong contrast,a decreased photoactivity of Ti O_2 by coupling with WO_3 is observed when investigating the performance of photocatalysts toward the degradation of methylene blue(MB)in liquid phase.The opposing effect of WO_3 decoration on the performance of Ti O_2 is thoroughly investigated,and it is found that the improved photoactivities for gaseous hydrocarbon degradation is ascribed to the enhanced oxygen adsorption,resulting from WO_3 decoration rather than efficient charge separation within the WO_3/Ti O_2 heterostructures.     

不同常压流化床煤气化方案的模型预测 Ⅱ. 模型预测及分析

利用已建立的流化床煤气化模型系统地研究了不同气化方案下的流化床煤气化性能，包括空气气化、空气/蒸气气化、空气/二氧化碳气化、氧气/水蒸气气化、氧气/二氧化碳气化5个气化方案，结果表明：空气/水蒸气和氧气/水蒸气方案具有较优的气化效率和较高的煤气品质，氧气/蒸气气化方案在煤气组分、气化效率和热效率等方面比空气/蒸气气化方案更具优势。     

Development of Polymer Nanocomposites as Electrolyte Membranes

Confidence in the potential of hydrogen as an energy vector and fuel bring the opportunities for enhancing electrolyzer performance. The aim of this paper is to develop new polymer nanocomposites as electrolyte membranes for PEM-electrolyzer. A series of nanocomposite membranes, including GEFC/TiO₂, GEFC/CNTs, and GEFC/TiO₂CNTs have been developed and characterized by FT-IR spectroscopy and AFM. The application of polymer nanocomposite membranes in electrochemical cells for water electrolysis was investigated. Experimental results obtained with respect to performance are reported and discussed related to GEFC membrane.     

Mass transfer in porous systems, flooded in part with water, of gas diffusion and catalytic layers of the cathode of a fuel cell with a solid polymer electrolyte

Mass transfer in porous gas diffusion and catalytic layers of the cathode of a hydrogen-air fuel cell with a solid polymer electrolyte is considered. The transport processes are considered with allowance made for the partial flooding of porous systems of these layers with water, which forms during the fuel cell operation. The consideration also allows for the influence of the diluent gas present when air oxygen is used as the oxidant. The fraction of water-flooded pores is calculated within percolation theory as a function of structural parameters of the porous system. Conditions leading to the beginning of the gas diffusion layer flooding are presented.     

Reversible Solid Oxide Fuel Cell for Power Accumulation and Generation

The anodic and cathodic polarization dependences for the oxygen electrode based on lanthanum-strontium manganite and the fuel Ni-cermet electrode are studied in the temperature range of 700–900°С in gas media that correspond to working conditions of a reversible fuel cell. The temporal behavior of these electrodes is studied in the course of periodic polarity changes of current with the density of 0.5 A/cm². The electrode overvoltage is shown to be about 0.1 V in modes of power generation and water electrolysis at 900°С and the current density of 0.5 A/cm². A single electrolyte supported tubular solid-oxide fuel cell was fabricated and tested in the fuel-cell and hydrogen-generation modes. It is found that at 900°С and overvoltage of 0.7 V, the cell generates the specific electric power of 0.4 W/cm² when the 50% H2 + 50% H₂O gas mixture is used as the fuel and air is used as the oxidizer. At the water electrolysis with the current density of 0.5 A/cm², which under normal conditions corresponds to generation of about 0.2 and 0.1 L/h of hydrogen and oxygen, respectively, the consumed power is about 0.55 W/cm². The efficiency of the conversion cycle electric power–hydrogen–electric power is 70–75%.     

High purity oxygen production with a polymer electrolyte membrane electrolyser

Oxygen is required for treatment of patients in hospitals and at home, in industrial processes and for fuel combustion. Most commonly oxygen is produced by cryogenic or pressure swing adsorption routes. Other techniques include oxygen-ion conducting ceramic membranes, polymer membranes and chemical processes used mainly in civil aviation to reduce the condition of hypoxia at high altitudes. Water electrolysis is used mainly for the production of hydrogen with oxygen as a by-product. In order to use this system only for oxygen production, hydrogen must be utilised and disposed off safely. This, however, is not practical in many instances where there is no use for hydrogen and it poses an explosion hazard. In this paper, an electrolyser system based on polymer electrolyte membrane is described in which hydrogen produced on one side of the electrochemical cell is consumed by combining it with atmospheric oxygen, through operating the cell in a carefully configured fuel cell mode. This reduces the power consumed in the electrolysis operation by more than 35% and eliminates hydrogen in exit gases. Oxygen generated is of high quality and can be used for human consumption (portable and plug-in home care oxygen therapy devices, in hospitals, defence or aerospace requirements) and for many other industrial applications.     

The effect of phosphate additive on the positive electrolyte stability of vanadium redox flow battery

The electrolyte is one of the most important components of vanadium redox flow battery(VRFB),and its stability and solubility determines the energy density of a VRFB.The performance of current positive electrolyte is limited by the low stability of VO_2~+at a higher temperature.Phosphate is proved to be a very effective additive to improve the stability of VO_2~+.Even though,the stabilizing mechanism is still not clear,which hinders the further development of VRFBs.In this paper,to clarify the effect of phosphate additive on the positive electrolyte stability,the hydration structures of VO_2~+cations and the reaction mechanisms of precipitation with or without phosphate in the supporting electrolyte of H_2SO_4solutions were investigated in detail based on calculations of electronic structure.The stable configurations of complexes were optimized at the B3LYP/6-311+G(d,p)level of theory.The zero-point energies and Gibbs free energies for these complexes were further evaluated at the B3LYP/aug-cc-pVTZ level of theory.It shows that a structure of[VO_2(H_2O)_2]~+ surrounded by water molecules in H_2SO_4solution can be formed at the room temperature.With the temperature rises,[VO_2(H_2O)_2]~+ will lose a proton and form the intermediate of VO(OH)_3,and the further dehydration among VO(OH)_3molecules will create the precipitate of V_2O_5.When H_3PO_4was added into electrolytes,the V-O-P bond-containing neutral compound could be formed through interaction between VO(OH)_3and H_3PO_4,and the activation energy of forming the V-O-P bond-containing neutral compound is about 7 kcal mol~(-1) lower than that of the VO(OH)_3dehydration,which could avoid the precipitation of V_2O_5and improve the electrolyte stability.     

中温平板型固体氧化物燃料电池研究

采用流延法制备Ni/YSZ阳极支撑体 YSZ电解质复合膜素坯.经等静压,共烧结而得到的复合膜,其YSZ电解质层的厚度在1530μm之间,面积大于100cm2.再将由柠檬酸盐法合成的Ce0.8Sm0.2O1.9(CSO)和固相法合成的La0.6Sr0.4CoO3(LSCO)相继沉积到YSZ膜上形成有CSO中间层的复合阴极,从而构成Ni/YSZ/CSO/LSCO的中温平板型固体氧化物燃料(单体)电池,其中Ni/YSZ为阳极,CSO是中间层,LSCO为阴极.以H2作燃料气,O2为氧化气,850℃下,该单电池开路电压达1.1V,最大输出功率密度0.2W/cm2.本文还对该单电池复数阻抗谱进行了分析讨论.     

层状光催化材料H2La2Ti3O10/CdS的制备及其性质研究

通过改善酸交换过程,用分步柱撑法制备了一种新的层柱材料H2La2Ti3O10/CdS.用X射线粉末衍射（XRD）、红外光谱（IR）、比表面（BET）等方法对材料进行了表征;以光催化降解苯胺为探针对材料的活性进行了研究.结果表明： 通过柱撑CdS,H2La2Ti3O10的光催化性能得到明显提高;同时,对试验条件进行了优化,得到了最佳催化反应条件.     

A dual electrolyte H2/O2 planar membraneless microchannel fuel cell system with open circuit potentials in excess of 1.4 V

A dual electrolyte H2/O2 fuel cell system employing a planar microfluidic membraneless fuel cell has been investigated and compared to single electrolyte H2/O2 systems under analogous conditions. The fuel is H2 dissolved in 0.1 M KOH (pH 13), and the oxidant is O2 dissolved in 0.1 M H2SO4 (pH 0.9), comprising a system with a calculated thermodynamic potential of 1.943 V (when 1 M H2 and O2 concentrations are assumed). This value is well above the calculated thermodynamic maximum of 1.229 V for an acid, or alkaline, single electrolyte H2/O2 fuel cell. Experimentally, open-circuit potentials in excess of 1.4 V have been achieved with the dual electrolyte system. This is a 500 mV increase in the open circuit potentials observed for single electrolyte H2/O2 systems also studied. The dual electrolyte fuel cell system shows power generation of 0.6 mW/cm2 from a single device, which is nearly 0.25 mW/cm2)greater than the values obtained for single electrolyte H2/O2 fuel cell systems studied. Microchannels of varying dimensions have been employed to study both the single and dual electrolyte H2/O2 systems. Channel thickness variation and the flow rate dependences of power generation are also addressed.     

天然气中温SOFC阳极材料铒掺杂的氧化铈的制备与性能研究

采用溶胶-凝胶法合成了新型中温固体氧化物燃料电池(IT-SOFC)阳极材料Ce_1-xEr_xO_y(x=0.00,0.10,0.15,0.20,0.25,0.30)(EDC),并采用共压-共烧结法制备了以NiO-EDC复合阳极为支撑、以Ce_0.8Gd_0.2O_2-δ(GDC)为电解质、以La_0.8Sr_0.2Co_0.8Fe_0.2O_3-δ(LSCF)-GDC为复合阴极的单电池。利用XRD和SEM等方法对阳极材料EDC进行了晶相结构、微观形貌和化学相容性等分析。在400~700 ℃范围内,以加湿天然气(3% H₂O)为燃料气,氧气为氧化气测试了电池的电化学性能。结果表明：EDC阳极材料具有良好的孔道结构;11种不同阳极组成的单电池中50%(质量分数)NiO-50%(质量分数)Ce_0.85Er_0.15O_y(E15C85)阳极支撑的单电池具有最佳的电化学性能,在650 ℃时其最大电流密度为117.84 mA·cm^-2和最大比功率为24.37 mW·cm^-2。     

平整层对PEM燃料电池自增湿性能的影响

制备了不同聚四氟乙烯(PTFE)含量与不同碳载量的电极平整层,经过相同的膜电极成型工艺处理后,组装成单电池进行极化曲线与交流阻抗分析,发现平整层中的聚四氟乙烯含量从24%增到35%时,H₂/O₂型燃料电池自增湿发电最高功率密度增长了0.1W/cm²,但当聚四氟乙烯含量增大到42%时,电性能略有下降;然而H₂/Air型燃料电池自增湿发电性能却随着聚四氟乙烯含量增大而提高.平整层载量对自增湿发电影响较大,平整层载量为4.0mg/cm²的膜电极与无平整层的膜电极在H₂/O₂自增湿操作下相比,最高功率密度提高约0.27W/cm².通过压汞仪与扫描电镜(SEM)对平整层的物化性能进行了结构分析.     

不同EW值的sPTFS/PTFE复合膜性能研究

将两种不同EW值的聚α,β,β＿三氟苯乙烯(sPTFS)树脂浸入到多孔聚四氟乙烯(PTFE)膜的孔中,制成sPTFS/PTFE复合膜用于质子交换膜燃料电池(PEMFC).并对该复合膜的吸水率,电导率,机械强度及其装配的电池性能进行了测试.与其它均质膜相比,复合膜明显降低了吸水率,同时也降低了电导率,增加了机械强度.在电池温度为80℃,H2/O2压力为0.2/0.2MPa条件下,两种复合膜装配电池的性能优于Nofion 115膜.低EW值的复合膜电池性能优于高EW值的电池性能,但电池稳定性相对较差.     

碱性聚合物电解质膜的表面锥形阵列结构提升燃料电池性能

燃料电池作为一种清洁高效的能量转换装置,被认为是构建未来社会可再生能源结构的关键一环。不同于质子交换膜燃料电池(PEMFC),碱性聚合物电解质燃料电池(APEFC)的出现使非贵金属催化剂的使用成为可能,因而受到了日益广泛的关注和研究。APEFC的关键结构是膜电极,主要由聚合物电解质膜和阴阳极(含催化层、气体扩散层)组成,膜电极是电化学反应发生的场所,其优劣直接决定着电池性能的好坏。因此,基于现有的碱性聚合物电解质及催化剂体系,如何构筑更加优化的膜电极结构,使APEFC发挥出更高的电池性能是亟待开展的研究。本文首先通过模板法在碱性聚合物电解质膜的表面构建出有序的锥形阵列,再将具有阵列结构的一侧作为阴极来构筑膜电极,同时,作为对比,制备了由无阵列结构的聚合物电解质膜构筑而成的膜电极,最后对基于两种不同膜电极的APEFC的电化学性能进行了对比研究。实验结果表明,锥形阵列结构可以将APEFC的峰值功率密度由1.04 W·cm-2显著提高到1.48 W·cm-2,这主要归因于在APEFC的阴极侧具有锥形阵列结构的聚合物电解质膜的亲水性的提升和催化剂电化学活性面积的增加。本工作为碱性聚合物电解质燃...     

BaCe_(0.8)Y_(0.2)O_(3-α)的溶胶-凝胶法合成及其电性能

用溶胶-凝胶法合成了BaCe_(0.8)Y_(0.2)O_(3-α)固体电解质前驱体，并以低 于通常固相反应150～250 ℃的温度（即1400～1500 ℃）进行了烧结。以烧结体样 品为固体电解质、多孔性铂为电极，组成氢及氧浓差电池、氢-空气燃料电池，测 定了BaCe_(0.8)Y_(0.2)O_(3-α)烧结体的质子和氧离子迁移数以及燃料电池的性 能，并与高温固相反应法合成的样品进行了比较。结果表明，烧结温度能显著影响 溶胶-凝胶法合成样品的质子迁移数及燃料电池性能。烧结温度≥ 1450 ℃时，质 子迁移数近似为1，燃料电池性能亦较高，烧结温度< 1450 ℃时，质子迁移数< 1 ，燃料电池性能亦较低。在1400～1500 ℃烧结的样品中，1450 ℃下烧结的样品具 有最高的电池性能，接近于高温固相反应法合成的样品。     

临氢还原处理对Al2O3负载的CuO-MOx催化剂的影响

研究了Ｈ２预处理对Ａｌ２Ｏ３负载ＣｕＯ和ＣｕＯ－ＭＯｘ催化剂的作用。考察了Ｈ２处理时间、Ｈ２处理浓度以及多次还原氧化循环对ＣｕＯ系催化剂ＣＯ氧化活性的影响规律,并用原位还原氧化反应技术、ＸＰＳ对Ｈ２预处理的作用进行了研究。结果表明,ＣｕＯ－ＣｏＯ／Ａｌ２Ｏ３和ＣｕＯ－Ｃｅ２Ｏ３／Ａｌ２Ｏ３催化剂受Ｈ２还原处理后ＣＯ氧化活性明显增加,并随Ｈ２处理时间、处理浓度的增加而增强。而且催化剂的ＣＯ氧化活性还     

Microwave-assisted catalytic oxidative desulfurization of gasoil fuel using synthesized CuO-ZnO nanocomposites

Recently,organosulfur removal from liquid petroleum fuels is very significant aspect of environment protecting and fuel cell requests.Therefore,improved approaches to remove sulfur are still essential.In the present work,a simple catalytic oxidative desulfurization(CODS)system for Iraqi gasoil fraction has been successfully developed using CuO-ZnO nanocomposites as catalysts,and H_2O_2 as oxidant under microwave irradiation.The main reaction parameters influencing sulfur conversion including microwave power,irradiation time,catalyst dosage and H_2O_2 to gasoil volume ratio have been investigated.The CuO-ZnO nanocomposites was synthesized with different weight ratios and characterized by XRD,FE-SEM,AFM and BET surface area methods.The results reveal that,high sulfur conversion(93%)has been achieved under suitable conditions of microwave CODS as follows:microwave power of 540 W,irradiation time of 15 min,catalyst dosage of 8 g/L(0.4 g),and H_2O_2:gasoil volume ratio of 0.3.The catalyst reusability shows that the synthesized catalyst can be reused five times without an important loss in its activity.     

生物质流化床富氧气化的实验研究

在常压流化床装置上进行了生物质在富氧条件下定向气化的实验研究。实验主要考察了氧的当量比和氧体积分数对气化气组成、碳转化率和气体热值的影响。当量比值是与温度紧密联系的一个量，本实验主要通过调节进料量来改变它的值，随着当量比的变化（0.21～0.29），燃气成分也会改变，其中变化最大的是H2、CO。H2体积分数显著增加，CO和CH4体积分数有降低的趋势，使燃气热值降低；氧体积分数是富氧气化过程中较重要的参数，在实验研究的范围内，发现增大氧气体积分数可以提高H2体积分数及有利于调节H2/CO(体积分数)的比值。当氧气体积分数从21％提高到45％，H2体积分数从20％增加到27.7％，H2/CO(体积分数)从0.38增加到0.75，比较接近合成液体燃料的气体比值。