Scalable recycling and characterization of end-of-life solid oxide cell ceramic component materials

By recycling solid oxide cells (SOCs) end-life materials, the environmental impact can be reduced, and the materials' closed-loop life cycle can help preserve natural resources and create a sustainable and circular system. This study presents a technique for recovering NiO, LaxSr1-xCoO3 (LSC) a...

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Main Authors: Gudaysew Tsegaye Yenesew, Clément Nicollet, Eric Quarez, Annie Le Gal La Salle, Olivier Joubert
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Published: Elsevier 2025-01-01
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2949823625000133
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author Gudaysew Tsegaye Yenesew
Clément Nicollet
Eric Quarez
Annie Le Gal La Salle
Olivier Joubert
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description By recycling solid oxide cells (SOCs) end-life materials, the environmental impact can be reduced, and the materials' closed-loop life cycle can help preserve natural resources and create a sustainable and circular system. This study presents a technique for recovering NiO, LaxSr1-xCoO3 (LSC) and Zr1-xYxO2-x/2 (YSZ) components from SOC end-of-life products. First, the entire cell components, including the electrolyte, fuel and air electrodes were crushed, ball-milled, and leached with nitric acid. Following the maximum dissolution of cations, centrifugation was used to remove the non-leached YSZ as a sediment. The leached solution, which is rich in nickel, cobalt, strontium, and lanthanum ions was treated with dimethylglyoxime (C4H8N2O2 DMG) and Ni is preferentially precipitated as C8H14N4NiO4. LSC is then recovered from thermal treatment of solution leftover from C8H14N4NiO4 centrifugation and filtration. About 90 wt% of the ceramic components were successfully recovered. The compositions of recovered materials show a commercial-grade purity i.e about 99 at% for NiO, 96 at% for LSC and 97 at% for YSZ.
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spelling doaj-art-59f11937afad4f4eb91d4915f59f87692025-02-06T05:13:08ZengElsevierNext Sustainability2949-82362025-01-016100110Scalable recycling and characterization of end-of-life solid oxide cell ceramic component materialsGudaysew Tsegaye Yenesew0Clément Nicollet1Eric Quarez2Annie Le Gal La Salle3Olivier Joubert4Nantes Université, CNRS, Institut des Matériaux de Nantes Jean Rouxel, IMN, Nantes F-44000, FranceNantes Université, CNRS, Institut des Matériaux de Nantes Jean Rouxel, IMN, Nantes F-44000, FranceNantes Université, CNRS, Institut des Matériaux de Nantes Jean Rouxel, IMN, Nantes F-44000, FranceCorresponding author.; Nantes Université, CNRS, Institut des Matériaux de Nantes Jean Rouxel, IMN, Nantes F-44000, FranceNantes Université, CNRS, Institut des Matériaux de Nantes Jean Rouxel, IMN, Nantes F-44000, FranceBy recycling solid oxide cells (SOCs) end-life materials, the environmental impact can be reduced, and the materials' closed-loop life cycle can help preserve natural resources and create a sustainable and circular system. This study presents a technique for recovering NiO, LaxSr1-xCoO3 (LSC) and Zr1-xYxO2-x/2 (YSZ) components from SOC end-of-life products. First, the entire cell components, including the electrolyte, fuel and air electrodes were crushed, ball-milled, and leached with nitric acid. Following the maximum dissolution of cations, centrifugation was used to remove the non-leached YSZ as a sediment. The leached solution, which is rich in nickel, cobalt, strontium, and lanthanum ions was treated with dimethylglyoxime (C4H8N2O2 DMG) and Ni is preferentially precipitated as C8H14N4NiO4. LSC is then recovered from thermal treatment of solution leftover from C8H14N4NiO4 centrifugation and filtration. About 90 wt% of the ceramic components were successfully recovered. The compositions of recovered materials show a commercial-grade purity i.e about 99 at% for NiO, 96 at% for LSC and 97 at% for YSZ.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2949823625000133Solid oxide cellEnd-of-life productDimethylglyoximeSelective leaching and precipitationCritical raw material
spellingShingle Gudaysew Tsegaye Yenesew
Clément Nicollet
Eric Quarez
Annie Le Gal La Salle
Olivier Joubert
Scalable recycling and characterization of end-of-life solid oxide cell ceramic component materials
Next Sustainability
Solid oxide cell
End-of-life product
Dimethylglyoxime
Selective leaching and precipitation
Critical raw material
title Scalable recycling and characterization of end-of-life solid oxide cell ceramic component materials
title_full Scalable recycling and characterization of end-of-life solid oxide cell ceramic component materials
title_fullStr Scalable recycling and characterization of end-of-life solid oxide cell ceramic component materials
title_full_unstemmed Scalable recycling and characterization of end-of-life solid oxide cell ceramic component materials
title_short Scalable recycling and characterization of end-of-life solid oxide cell ceramic component materials
title_sort scalable recycling and characterization of end of life solid oxide cell ceramic component materials
topic Solid oxide cell
End-of-life product
Dimethylglyoxime
Selective leaching and precipitation
Critical raw material
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2949823625000133
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