Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) production equipment
Clean energy is a must for further human development, one option
to offer environmental friendly energy is offered by the fuel cell
technology.
Keko Equipment has successfully developed a production line for the production of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells.
High-temperature fuel cells, unlike other types, are capable of
producing electricity and heat not only from hydrogen or methanol but
also from cheaper and more readily available energy sources such as
natural gas, gasoline, diesel or biogas.
A front-end reformer converts these fuels to hydrogen and carbon
monoxide. But the high operating temperature of over 800 °C requires a
correspondingly long period of pre-heating.
For that reason, such fuel cells are best employed in situations
where they continuously operate – particularly providing energy for
buildings and vehicles.
Production of high temperature fuel cells consists of following steps:
The main raw materials to produce Solid Oxide Fuel Cells are metal oxides, usually ZrO2.
Oxide powder mixed with a binder is cast on tape casting machines in order to produce the electrolyte layer.
