SAFCs are recently being highlighted to overcome the disadvantages of AFCs. According to the recent works, alkaline doped PBI membranes exhibited good ionic conductivity, acceptable mechanical strength and high thermal stability. Suitable ionomer binder solutions for SAFCs were necessary. In this study, QPBIs having quaternized intermediate MGMC in the side group were synthesized for use as anion conducting ionomer binder. In addition, crosslinker was added in the catalyst slurry to improve the mechanical strength and chemical stability. The QPBIs were investigated in terms of FT-IR, NMR, ionic conductivity, KOH uptake etc. Moreover, MEAs prepared with different amounts of ionomer binder in electrodes were evaluated by CV and IV curve.

Much research into fuel cells operating at a temperature below 800℃. is being performed. There are sig-nificant efforts to replace the yttria-stabilized zirconia electrolyte with a doped ceria electrolyte that has high ionic con-ductivity even at a lower temperature. Even if the doped ceria electrolyte has high ionic conductivity, it also shows highelectronic conductivity in a reducing environment, therefore, when used as a solid electrolyte of a fuel cell, the power-generation efficiency and mechanical properties of the fuel cell may be degraded. In this study, gadolinium-doped ceriananopowder with Al2O3 and Mn2O3 as a reinforcing and electron trapping agents were synthesized by ultrasonic pyrol-ysis process. After firing, their microstructure and mechanical and electrical properties were investigated and comparedwith those of pure gadolinium-doped ceria specimen.

Microstructural and mechanical properties of Ni-YSZ fabricated using SPS processing have been investigated at various sintering temperatures. Our study shows samples to be applied as a SOFC anode have the proper porosity of 40% and high hardness when processed at 1100ºC. These results are comparable to the values obtained at 100- 200ºC higher sintering temperature reported by others. This result is important because when the fabrication processes are performed above 1100ºC, the mechanical property starts to decrease drastically. This is caused by the fast grain coarsening at the higher temperature, which initiates a mismatch between thermal expansion coefficients of Ni and YSZ and induces cracks as well.

In the segmented-in-series solid-oxide fuel cells (SIS-SOFCs), fabrication techniques which use decalcomania paper have many advantages, i.e., an increased active area of the electrode; better interfacial adhesion property between the anode, electrolyte and cathode; and improved layer thickness uniformity. In this work, a cell-stack was fabricated on porous ceramic flattened tube supports using decalcomania paper, which consists of an anode, electrolyte, and a cathode. The anode layer was 40μm thick, and was porous. The electrolyte layers exhibited a uniform thickness of about 20μm with a dense structure. Interfacial adhesion was improved due to the dense structure. The cathode layers was 30μm thick with porous structure, good adhesion to the electrolyte. The ohmic resistance levels at 800, 750 and 700˚C were measured, showing values of 1.49, 1.58 and 1.65Ω·cm2, respectively. The polarization resistances at 800, 750 and 700˚C were measured to be 1.63, 2.61 and 4.17cm2, respectively. These lower resistance values originated from the excellent interfacial adhesion between the anode, electrolyte and cathode. In a two-cell-stack SOFC, open-circuit voltages(OCVs) of 1.915, 1.942 and 1.957 V and maximum power densities(MPD) of 289.9, 276.1 and 220.4mW/cm2 were measured at 800, 750 and 700˚C, respectively. The proposed fabrication technique using decalcomania paper was shown to be feasible for the easy fabrication of segmented-in-series flattened tube SOFCs.

La1-xSrxMnO3(LSM,0≤x≤0.5) powders as the air electrode for solid oxide fuel cell were synthesized by a glycine-nitrate combustion process. The powders were then examined by X-ray diffraction(XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The as-formed powders were composed of very fine ash particles linked together in chains. X-ray maps of the LSM powders milled for 1.5 h showed that the metallic elements are homogeneously distributed inside each grain and in the different grains. The powder XRD patterns of the LSM with x< 0.3 showed a rhombohedral phase; the phase changes to the cubic phase at higher compositions(x≥0.3) calcined in air at 1200˚C for 4 h. Also, the SEM micrographs showed that the average grain size decreases as Sr content increases. Composite air electrodes made of 50/50 vol% of the resulting LSM powders and yttria stabilized zirconia(YSZ) powders were prepared by colloidal deposition technique. The electrodes were studied by ac impedance spectroscopy in order to improve the performance of a solid oxide fuel cell(SOFC). Reproducible impedance spectra were confirmed using the improved cell, which consisted of LSM-YSZ/YSZ. The composite electrode of LSM and YSZ was found to yield a lower cathodic resistivity than that of the non-composite one. Also, the addition of YSZ to the La1-xSrxMnO3 (0.1≤x≤0.2) electrode led to a pronounced, large decrease in the cathodic resistivity of the LSM-YSZ composite electrodes.

Dry Process(natural drying, hot-air drying, oil fry drying), optimized mixture ratio and the condition of carbonization was carried out in order to improve the product durability develop eco-friendly solid fuel mixing food waste and paper sludge. As a result of the experiment, oil fry drying process was the fastest method for drying food waste and paper sludge mixture that contains 80% water inside, and the optimized mixture ratio to minimize the generating concentration of chlorine gas against caloric value of mixture ratio was 7:3. Additionally proper temperature of product carbonization was about 200℃ and shown increasing product durability through the carbonization. Therefore, the pelletized solid fuel be shaped diameter around 0.5cm, length 2cm under which was pulverized and molded using 7:3 mixture of food waste, and paper sludge was the eco-friendly solid fuel possible to be industrialized which is consist of chlorine concentration of below 2.0wt% and the lowest caloric value of over 5,000kcal/kg. In conclusion, this developing manufacturing process of the solid fuel can be interpreted to contribute alternative energy development in accordance with low carbon and green growth era.

50/50 vol% LSM-YSZ (La1-xSrxMnO3-yttria stabilized zirconia)의 복합공기극이 콜로이드 증착법에 의해 연마된 YSZ 전해질상에 증착되었다. 그 전극 특성은 주사전자현미경, X선회절과 임피던스 분석기에 의해 연구되어졌다. 900˚C에서 공기/LSM -YSZ/YSZ/Pt/공기 셀에 대해 측정된 전형적인 임피던스 스펙트럼들은 2개의 불완전한 호(depressed arc)로 구성되었다. LSM 전극에 대한 YSZ의 첨가는 전극내의 삼상계(TPB) 영역을 증가시켰으며, 이것이 LSM-YSZ 복합공기극의 비저항을 감소시켰다. 또한 전해질 표면의 불순물 제거와 TPB 길이의 증가를 위한 전해질 표면연마는 공기극의 비저항을 훨씬 더 감소시켰다. LSM-YSZ 공기극의 비저항은 작동온도, 공기극의 조성과 입자크기, 인가전류 및 전해질의 표면거칠기에 의해 큰 영향을 받았다.

연료극 지지체식 원통형 고체산화물 연료전지를 개방하기 위해 연료극 지지체와 전해질이 코팅된 연료극 원통관의 제조 및 그것의 특성에 대해 연구하였다- 연료극 지지체는 20-50vol.%의 탄소함량에 따라 만들어졌으며, 탄소량이 증가함에 따라 연 료극 지지체의 기공율도 점차 증가하였으며, 적절한 기공율을 가지기 위한 최적 탄소량은 30vol.%임을 확인하였다. 연료극 지지체 관은 압출법으로 제작하였으며, 전해질은 슬러리 코팅법으로 원통판의 바깥쪽에 코팅하였고, 1400˚C에서 공소결을 성공적으로 실시하였다. 소결후 물리척특성과 미세구조를 조사하였으며, 연료극 지지체관의 기공율은 35%이었고 연료전지의 요구조건을 만족하였다. 기체투과율 시험을 통하여, 연료극 지지체관 자체는 충분히 다공성을 나타내었으나, 전해질층을 코팅한 경우에는 매우 낮은 기체부과율을 나타냄을 확인하였다. 이것은 코팅된 전해질층이 매우 치밀하다는 것을 의미하며, 본 연구를 통해서 연료극 지지체식 원통형 고체산화물 연료전지가 제조될 수 있음을 확인하였다.

50/50 vol% LSM-YSZ의 복합공기극(LSM=La1-xSrxMnO3(0≤x≤0.5))이 콜로이드 증착법에 의해 준비으며 주사전자현미경과 임피던스 분석기에 의해 연구되어졌다. 재현성있는 임피던스 스펙트럼들이 LSM-YSZ/YSZ/LSM-YSZ로 구성된 향상된 셀을 사용함으로써 얻어졌다. 이러한 셀들의 임피던스 스펙트럼들은 작동온도에 강하게 영향을 받았으며, 가장 안정된 조건은 900˚C에서 도달되어졌다. 900˚C에서 공기//공기 셀에 대해 측정된 전형적인 임피던스 스펙트럼들은 2개의 불완전한 호(depressed arc)로 구성되었다. LSM전극에 대한 YSZ의 첨가는 LSM-YSZ 공기극의 저항 감소를 가져왔으며, 전해질 표면의 불순물의 영향을 제거하기 위한 연마는 공기극 저항을 더욱 감소시켰다. 또한 촉매층(Ni 혹은 Sr)을 가진 LSM-YSZ 전극은 촉매층이 없는 경우에 비해 공기극 저항의 감소를 가져왔다. LSM-YSZ 공기극 저항은 전극조성, 전해질의 형태, 인가 전류에 의해 영향을 받았다.

고체 산화물 연료전지의 전해질로 주로 사용되는 8mol.%Y2O3-ZrO2는 전기 전도성은 우수하나 기계적 특성이 좋지 못하므로, 전기적 특성과 기계적 특성이 동시에 우수한 고체산화물 연료전지의 전해질의 개발이 요구되고 있다. 본 연구는 이러한 두 가지 요구조건을 충족시키기 위해서 수행되어졌다. 단위전지의 공기극 재료인 LSM(La(sub)0.75Sr(sub)0.25MnO3) 기판과 Si wafer를 기판으로 기계적 성질이 우수한 3mol.%의 YSZ(3-YSZ)와 전기 전도성이 우수한 8mol.%의 YSZ(8-YSZ)를 각각 단층 및 다층 박막의 네 가지 형태로 전자빔 코팅에 의해 전해질 막을 제작하였다. 박막층의 분석결과, 결정조직은 증착된 3-YSZ 박막의 정방정 및 일부 단사정 구조, 8-YSZ 박막은 입방정 구조의 결정성이 나타났다. 단층막 보다 다층막이 낮은 내부 응력을 보였으며, 다층막이 기존의 8-YSZ 단층막의 열처리 전, 후와 비슷한 미세 경도 값을 보였다.

Recently, the Ministry of Industry has made efforts to expand renewable energy by 2030, and the Ministry of Environment has sought to revitalize solid fuels from livestock manure, which is a type of bio-energy source, such as reviving laws to activate solid livestock fuels. However, the operating costs of fuel-manufacturing facilities must be reduced to activate solid livestock fuels. The proper dryer must be selected to reduce the drying cost, which comprises the majority of the operating expenses. Laboratory-scale experiments were conducted to confirm the possibility of drying cow manure, the feasibility of utilizing waste heat and the existence of an adhesion solution. Some adhesion phenomena were detected from the disk-dryer results. However, this phenomenon disappeared when the water content of the cow manure was below 50%. A water content of 41% was used to confirm this adhesion phenomenon in the cow manure. Because of the high viscosity of cow manure, a recycling method had to be applied through the disk to match the water content in the dryer. A drying test with a duct rotary dryer confirmed that waste heat that is generated from power plants can be utilized to lower the moisture content of solid fuels in livestock waste to 20%.