Abstract:Throughout the world, the energy crisis and environmental pollution are becoming more and more serious, and the traditional coal-fired thermal power generation will emit a large amount of greenhouse gases and is inefficient. Therefore, it is urgent to seek and develop new technologies for clean utilization of fossil fuels such as coal. Direct carbon solid oxide fuel cell is a promising solution. In direct carbon solid oxide fuel cells, anode electrode catalyst is the key to improve cell performance. Therefore, in this paper, first the basic knowledge of direct carbon solid oxide fuel cells is introduced, and then the application of various anode catalyst materials in direct carbon solid oxide fuel cells is summarized in detail. It will provide a reference and direction for the efficient development and research of anode materials for direct carbon solid oxide fuel cells.