The aim of this project was to study whether the oxidation resistance of cells is affected while working under high fuel utilization. A previous study measured the weak oxidation resistance for very porous samples (measured porosity ∼ 70%) in H2 with high H2O content (over 50%) in the interval from 600 to 800 °C. Thus, additional tests were carried out with cells. Crofer22APU-supported solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) were produced by scalable cost competitive routes. One of the highly porous cells (calculated porosity 45%) was run under high fuel utilization conditions (calculated fuel utilization 56%), and a further two in H2-50%H2O. Another cell, with low porosity (calculated porosity 20%), was kept working in the same H2-50%H2O atmosphere for many hours. Durability tests with cells of different porosities confirmed that this is the main variable concerning degradation issues while working under high fuel utilization.

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