Carbon electro-catalysis in the direct carbon fuel cell utilising alkali metal molten carbonates: a mechanistic review

MJ Glenn, JA Allen, SW Donne - Journal of Power Sources, 2020 - Elsevier
The direct carbon fuel cell (DCFC) is a promising technology projected to produce electrical
energy from carbon with 100% theoretical efficiency, and realisable efficiencies of 80 …

[HTML][HTML] Optimal pre-treatment of a Ni-11Fe-10Cu anode for efficient molten salt electrolysis of carbon dioxide: Toward net-zero emission manufacturing

J Allen, J Lee, S Moradmand, D Cuskelly - Electrochimica Acta, 2023 - Elsevier
Molten salt electrolysis offers an attractive pathway to net-zero emission manufacturing,
including the electrolysis of carbon dioxide to generate high value carbon materials. This is …

The impact of carbonate salts on char formation and gas evolution during the slow pyrolysis of biomass, cellulose, and lignin

T Jalalabadi, M Drewery, P Tremain… - Sustainable Energy & …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
This study deals with the modification of chars derived from different biomass samples
(woody biomass, cellulose and lignin). Chars are formed during slow pyrolysis on addition of …

Investigation of ceria-molten carbonate electrolyte, composite anode and its catalytical effect on various carbon fuels in molten carbonate direct coal/carbon fuel cell

M Ahsan, P Fu, K Bie, M Irshad, Y Liu, T Xu - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
In order to improve the power density of molten carbonate direct coal/carbon fuel cell (MC-
DCFC), a composite electrolyte of ceria-carbonate and ceria-coal/carbon anode are used …

Modification of biochar formation during slow pyrolysis in the presence of alkali metal carbonate additives

T Jalalabadi, M Glenn, P Tremain, B Moghtaderi… - Energy & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
In this work, slow pyrolysis of sawdust of Eucalyptus pilularis biomass and ternary molten
carbonate eutectic [Li2CO3, 43.5%; Na2CO3, 31.5%; and K2CO3, 25%(mole percentage)] …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of 3-dimensional anode geometry on the electrochemical response of high temperature gas evolution reactions in molten salts

J Allen, W Cranney, D Cuskelly, S Moradmand - Electrochimica Acta, 2024 - Elsevier
Bulk electrodes are used in molten salt electrolysis as consumable graphite anodes for
existing aluminium production (producing CO 2) as well as for oxygen evolution anodes in …

Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass in the Presence of Molten Alkali-Metal Carbonates under Reducing Environments of N2 and CO2

T Jalalabadi, B Moghtaderi, J Allen - Energies, 2020 - mdpi.com
The impact of N2 and CO2 atmospheres on the interaction between Eucalyptus pilularis
biomass and a ternary molten carbonate eutectic (Li2CO3: Na2CO3: K2CO3) has been …

Analysis of theoretical efficiency in a model 10 kW direct carbon fuel cell using a coal based carbonate slurry

JA Allen, M Glenn, SW Donne - Electrochimica Acta, 2020 - Elsevier
A detailed mass and enthalpy balance of a direct carbon fuel cell has been carried out in
order to understand achievable efficiency of a 10 kW analogy. Using literature input data, a …

Thermal and electrochemical impact of kaolin on a direct carbon fuel cell

S Moradmand, JA Allen, SW Donne - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the impact of kaolin, a dominant coal mineral, on the thermal and
electrochemical behaviour of the molten ternary carbonate eutectic ((Li, Na, K) 2 CO 3) in the …

An investigation of mineral distribution in coking and thermal coal chars as fuels for the direct carbon fuel cell

JA Allen, M Glenn, P Hapugoda, R Stanger, G O'Brien… - Fuel, 2018 - Elsevier
For the first time, a combination of coal grain analysis (CGA) and mineral liberation analysis
(MLA) has been applied to coal chars prepared at different pyrolysis temperatures …