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Performance and Stability of Mixed Conducting Composite Membranes Based on Substituted Ceria
U. Pippardt1, J. Böer1, Ch. Bollert1, A. Hoffmann1, M. Heidenreich2, R. Kriegel1, M. Schulz1, A. Simon2
1 Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems IKTS, Michael-Faraday-Str. 1, D-07629 Hermsdorf, Germany
2 Bauhaus-University Weimar, Coudraystrasse 13C, D-99423 Weimar, Germany
received April 14, 2014, received in revised form June 6, 2014, accepted July 5, 2014
Vol. 5, No. 4, Pages 309-316 DOI: 10.4416/JCST2014-00014
Abstract
High-temperature dual-phase oxygen separation membranes were successfully prepared from different Ce0.8Gd0.2O2-δ (CG)-spinel mixtures according to the mixed oxide route. MnCo1.9Fe0.1O4 (C19) and Cu0.6Ni0.4Mn2O4 (M2) were used as the spinel components with volume fractions of 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 vol% respectively. The formation of an electron-conducting percolative network by the spinel components was investigated based on electrical resistivity measurements at room temperature. The oxygen permeation behaviour of the composites was determined as a function of the material composition and the temperature. The highest oxygen flux of approximately 0.14 ml (STP)/cm²min was obtained with samples of 0.8 mm thickness at 900 °C and a spinel content of 30 vol%. The stability of the individual phases was proven by means of X-ray-diffraction (XRD) and microstructural investigations after sintering and high-temperature exposure experiments at 850 °C in a CO2- and SO2-containing model flue gas. No degradation of the composite materials was observed. However, semi-long-term permeation experiments in an air/CO2 gradient revealed a strong increase of the oxygen flux as a function of time accompanied by intensive material corrosion probably caused by kinetic demixing.
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Keywords
Oxygen separation, mixed conductor, CO2 stability, composites, ceria
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