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Daisuke Minori, Department of Chemical System Engineering, won a Student Award (Bronze) in the 79th Anuual meeting held by the Society of Chemical Engineers

 

On March 20, Daisuke Minori in the Department of Chemical System Engineering, won a Student Award (Bronze) in the 79th Anuual meeting held by the Society of Chemical Engineers. Awards are given to the poster sessions conducted by students. Prize winners are decided after examination of the manuscript and presentation.

 

 

<About awarded research>

Fuel cells have attracted a lot of attention as an energy converting device with high efficiency because they directly change chemical energy into electrical energy. Among various types of fuel cells, solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) are operative at high temperatures (700oC ~ 1000oC), and thus possess have high conversion efficiency and fuel flexibility.  The fuel flexibility is derived from the anode materials, which act as electrode catalysts for electrochemical oxidation of fuels as well as catalysts for H2 production by hydrocarbon reforming. Owing to the reforming activity, hydrocarbon fuels can be introduced directly into the anode, leading to efficient heat exchange and high energy density. These types of SOFCs are called direct internal reforming SOFCs (DIR-SOFCs) DIR-SOFCs still have problems such as carbon deposition on the anode, which causes serious degradation of the cell performance. In this study, we fabricated anodes by a novel method using Perovskite-type oxides LaxSr1-xTiO3 and Ni, which displayed promising features of high tolerance to carbon deposition. 

 

<Comments>

I am so glad that I was awarded this Student Poster Award in the academic conference, which I attended for the first time at the very last moment in my student life.  I would like to thank Associate professor Ryuji Kikuchi for his helpful support. I also want to appreciate all staffs and members of Oyama・Kikuchi laboratory. Through my academic life, I had a lot of chance to contemplate by myself and seriously face my data. I would like to challenge a lot of things and contribute toward our society, as I am motivated by these experiences in this laboratory.