Improving the permeability characteristic of nickle oxide/yttria stabilized zirconia anode through thermal decomposition of organic porous support as sustainable material for green hydrogen ecosystem
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Department of Mechanical Engineering, Universitas Diponegoro, Semarang 50275, Indonesia
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Sulistyo Sulistyo
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Universitas Diponegoro, Semarang 50275, Indonesia
Adv. Sci. Technol. Res. J. 2025; 19(4):270-279
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Modification of the anode for fuel cell is essential to achieve the effective conversion rate at desired level. It is influenced by the gas distribution during the process. The compact profile of the anode is a direct impact for using sintering as reliable production method, making further material modification is demanded to solve the issue. At this work, practical solution is conducted to maintain the effective gas diffusion for anode, which is achieved through surface decoration enhancement. The study uses organic porous support (PS) as one sustainable and applicable method. The organic PS is made from flour, which evaporates during the sintering process. The diffraction profile for the produced anode indicates no substantial changes in the structural and physical characteristics. The morphology observation implies various models on the pore formation, including an elongated gap, achieved by a higher PS ratio (15 wt%). It promotes the highest permeability up to 0.425 m2, with maximum partial pressure difference only 4.53 kPa. It shows the achievement of surface modification is reliable to provide substantial improvement on the gas distribution throughout the conversion process. Thus, the contribution of this work is possible for applied as reliable method to improve the pores formation.