Science Daily June 8, 2020
A team of researchers in the US (Washington State University, UMass Lowell, Stony Brook, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) used an inexpensive catalyst made from nickel and then added molybdenum nanoparticles as a dopant to make a fuel cell. In tests the fuel cell was able to run for 24 hours straight without failing. The system was resistant to carbon build-up and sulfur poisoning. Fuel cells that run on gasoline tend to build up carbon within the cell, stopping the conversion reaction. Other chemicals that are common in liquid fuels, such as sulfur, also stop the reactions and deactivate the fuel cell. The advance made by the team in the in solid oxide fuel cells could make the highly energy-efficient and low-polluting technology a more viable alternative to gasoline combustion engines for powering cars…read more. TECHNICAL ARTICLE
Graphical abstract. Credit: Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, Volume 266, 5 June 2020, 118626