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06-229 | Marc Torrell | Torrell, M.(Catalonia Institute for Energy Research, Jardins de les Dones de Negre 1, 08930 Sant Adrià de Besòs, Barcelona, (Spain)); Morata, A.(Catalonia Institute for Energy Research, Jardins de les Dones de Negre 1, 08930 Sant Adrià de Besòs, Barcelona,); Esposito, V.(Technical University of Denmark); Chaput, C.(3dCeram); Hernandez, L.(Universidad de la Laguna); Crawshaw, C.(Promethean Particles Ltd); Ramos, F.(Francisco Alberto S.A.U); Liefthink, D.(HyGear Fuel Cell Systems); Ansar, S.(Saan Energi AB); Tarancón, A.(Catalonia Institute for Energy Research); | 3D Printing of functional multi-ceramics for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells applications M.Torrell(a), A. Morata(a) , A. Hornés(a), A. Pesce(a),V. Esposito(b) ,M. Rosa(b), C. Chapout(c), L. Hernández (d), P. Gooden (e), F. Ramos(f), D. Rodriguez(f), D. Lieftink(g), S. Ansar(h), A. Tarancón (a) A Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) is a ceramic-based multilayer device which efficiently generates electric power from H2 or Methane. The standard fabrication of SOFC devices involves expensive and time-consuming multi-step manufacturing processes including tape casting, screen printing, firing, shaping and several high-temperature thermal treatments. This leads to long production time, low reliability and high capital cost. Present work proposes a breakthrough on the SOFC fabrication based on ceramic hybrid 3D printing technology.
The Cell3Ditor EU project (www.cell3ditor.eu) has developed a 3D printing process for production of monolithic ceramic SOFC stacks without joints and sealing. The multi material 3D printer enables mass production of the whole SOFC stacks in a single printing step followed by a co-sintering process. This opens a wide range of possibilities for new and improved designs for SOFC and other devices based on functional ceramics.
Developed hybrid printer combines stereolithography and robocasting in a single machine for a sequential application of different materials during the printing process. Inks and pastes based on the different ceramic materials needed to build a SOFC stack are being optimized for 3D printing to reach the required thicknesses, gas tightness, porosity and reactivity of the respective layers within the stack. First complex multi-ceramic pieces has been printed becoming a breakthrough on the functional ceramic devices fabrication.
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