Technology
- Ceramic Solid State Ionic Technologies
- Other Ceramatec Technologies
- Fuel Processing
- Synthetic Fuel
- Fly Ash Treatment for Reuse (Benefication)
- Compact Microchannel Heat Exchangers and Reactors
- Micro and Nano-Porous Ceramics
- Hazardous Gas Treatment
- Coatings
- Biomedical & Orthopedic Implants
- Nanopowder Synthesis
- Custom Electrode Development
- Advance Materials Processing & Development
- Heavy Oil & Shale Oil Upgrading
- Next Generation Catalyst Supports & Substrates
Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cells
When a high temperature solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) is operated in a reverse mode to electrolyze steam to generate hydrogen, then it is called a Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cell (SOEC).
Electrolysis of water produces high purity hydrogen directly, with no need for additional clean up. High temperature steam electrolysis, where a portion of the required energy can be supplied as thermal energy, is more efficient than low temperature water electrolysis.
A high temperature electrolysis system will produce about 40% more hydrogen from a given energy input than a conventional water electrolysis system.
With two decades of fuel cell experience, Ceramatec has worked on high temperature Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cells (SOEC) since 2003. A 4-kW steam electrolyzer stack module was operated for more than 2000 hours, and a 17-kW steam electrolyzer was demonstrated at the Idaho National Laboratory using stacks fabricated at Ceramatec.
Applications
- Refineries for oil upgrading
- Ammonia and other chemicals synthesis
- Energy Storage