Carbon electrolyte

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Figure 17. PMC behavior in the accumulation region, (a) PMC potential curve and photocurrent-potential curve (dashed line) for silicon (dotted with Pt particles) in contact with propylene carbonate electrolyte containing ferrocene.21 (b) PMC potential curve and photocurrent-potential curve (dashed line) for a sputtered ZnO layer [resistivity 1,5 x 103 ft cm, on conducting glass (ITO)] in contact with an alkaline electrolyte (NaOH, pH = 12), measured against a saturated calomel electrode.22...

Figure 22. Practical 2000-A anode. Features include 108 channels and/or grooves, YBD carbon impregnated with epoxy, electrolytic nickel plate on carbon, electrolytic copper plate on nickel, copper wool packing, and central copper conductor. The anode is 20 cm in diameter and 120 cm long. (Reproduced with permission from paper 933 presented at the May 1997 meeting of The Electrochemical Society in Montreal.)...

The manner in which C02 was scrubbed by carbonate electrolyte in the cells described in Section 4 led Townley to attempt the same scheme for S02 in flue gas... 

Produce high capacity of the carbon/electrolyte double electric layer ... 

It can be seen that an energy of ca. 150 kJ/kg, comparable to that accumulated in Pb02-Pb or Ni-Cd batteries, can be obtained at voltages of 4V. Somewhat lower energy (100 kJ/kg) is accumulated at a voltage of 3V. Consequently, the searched system carbon/electrolyte should be characterised by (i) specific capacity. > 160 F per gram of activated carbon and (ii) electrochemical stability window at the level of ca. >3V. 

Electrolyte management, that is, the control over the optimum distribution of molten carbonate electrolyte in the different cell components, is critical for achieving high performance and endurance with MCFCs. Various processes (i.e., consumption by corrosion reactions, potential driven migration, creepage of salt and salt vaporization) occur, all of which contribute to the redistribution of molten carbonate in MCFCs these aspects are discussed by Maru et al. (4) and Kunz (5). 

The major problems with Ni-based anodes and NiO cathodes are structural stability and NiO dissolution, respectively (9). Sintering and mechanical deformation of the porous Ni-based anode under compressive load lead to severe performance decay by redistribution of electrolyte in a MCFC stack. The dissolution of NiO in molten carbonate electrolyte became evident when thin electrolyte structures were used. Despite the low solubility of NiO in carbonate electrolytes ( 10 ppm), Ni ions diffuse in the electrolyte towards the anode, and metallic Ni can precipitate in regions where a H2 reducing environment is encountered. The precipitation of Ni provides a sink for Ni ions, and thus promotes the diffusion of dissolved Ni from the cathode. This phenomenon... 

A distinct minimum in NiO solubility is observed in plots of log (NiO solubility) versus basicity (-log aM2o), which can be demarcated into two branches corresponding to acidic and basic dissolution. Acidic dissolution is represented by a straight line with a slope of+1, and a NiO solubility that decreases with an increase in aM20- Basic dissolution is represented by a straight line with a slope of to either -1 or -V4, corresponding to Equations (6-9) and (6-10), respectively. The CO2 partial pressure is an important parameter in the dissolution of NiO in carbonate melts because the basicity is directly proportional to log Pcc>2 An MCFC usually operates with a molten carbonate electrolyte that is acidic. 

Fig. 9.10 shows a typical CV of a (CH), film in a LiClO -propylene carbonate electrolyte. The voltammogram presents well-defined peaks both in the anodic (doping) and in the following cathodic (undoping) scans this confirms that the doping process of polyacetylene, as suggested by (9.10), can indeed be driven electrochemically and in a reversible way. 

Fig. 9.10 Cyclic voltammetry of a polyacetylene film electrode in the LiC104-propylene carbonate electrolyte. Scan rate 0.4 mV s. ...

These studies have been mainly carried out using cyclic voltammetry and frequency response analysis as experimental tools. As a typical example. Fig. 9.12 illustrates the voltammogram related to the p-doping process of a polypyrrole film electrode in the LiClQ -propylene carbonate electrolyte, i.e. the reaction already indicated by (9.16). 

Attempts were made to utilize transition-metal sulfides as cathodes in SBs. These sulfides, and especially those of Ti, are electrochemically actiye and reyersible in cells such as that based on Li and TiS in a LiAlCli -propylene carbonate electrolyte. More than 80 cycles were performed with TiS2, it was reported (43a). Eleyen hundred shallow (4%) cycles were reported later (43b). 

As a first example of the use of reaction mechanism graphs, consider the electrochemistry of molten carbonate fuel cell (MCFC) cathodes. These cathodes are typically nickel-oxide porous electrodes with pores partially filled with a molten carbonate electrolyte. Oxygen and carbon dioxide are fed into the cathode through the vacant portions of the pores. The overall cathodic reaction is 02 + 2C02 + 4e / 2C03=. This overall reaction can be achieved through a number of reaction mechanisms two such mechanisms are the peroxide mechanism and the superoxide-peroxide mechanism, and these are considered next. 

Molten carbonate fuel cell (MCFC)—Carbonate electrolyte with conventional metal catalyst. It can use coal gas and natural gas fuel, and is suited for 10 kW to 2 mW power plants. 

Molten carbonates, however, do have disadvantages. The fuel cell takes a considerable amount of time to reach its high operating temperature, so it is unsuitable for powering a car or truck. The liquid carbonate electrolyte is very corrosive, so there is some question about the lifetime these fuel cells will be able to achieve. They are also very bulky The 250 kW units are the size of a railroad car and weigh about forty tons. 

Biniak, S., Swiatkowski, A., and Pakula, M. Electrochemical studies of phenomena at active carbon-electrolyte solution interfaces, in Radovic, L. R. (ed.), Chemistry and Physics of Carbon, Vol 27, 2001, New York Marcel Dekker, pp. 125-225. 

Therefore, a hybrid cell has been designed in lmol L 1 LiPF6 in 1 1 ethylene carbonate/ diethyl carbonate electrolyte by combining graphite and activated carbon as negative and positive electrodes, respectively [113], The activated carbon electrode is stable in the potential window between 1.0 and 5.0 V vs. Li, whereas the graphite electrode can be polarized down to low potential values. The mass of the electrodes should be balanced to fully take profit of the performance... 

Chen L, Wang KE, Xie X, Xie J. Enhancing electrochemical performance of silicon film anode by vinylene carbonate electrolyte additive. Electrochem Solid-State Lett 2006 9 A512-A515. 

Frazer EJ. Electrochemical formation of lithium-aluminum alloys in propylene carbonate electrolytes. J Electroanal Chem 1981 121 329-339. 

Figure 8.6 shows a schematic illustration of a molten carbonate electrolyte fuel cell (MCFC). 

The titanium sulfide is able to act as a lithium reservoir. On intercalation with lithium, the titanium lattice expands from ca 570 to 620 pm as the intercalation proceeds to completion on formation of TiLiS2. Small button cells have been developed, incorporating lithium perchlorate in propylene carbonate electrolyte, for use in watches and pocket calculators (see Batteries). 

Table 11 Limiting Reduction and Oxidation Potentials of Propylene Carbonate Electrolytes Containing 0.65 mol dm-3 Quaternary Ammonium or Phosphonium Tetrafluoroborate at 25°C (glassy carbon W.E.)... 

Fig. 5. Current-potential curves for various propylene carbonate electrolytes on Pt electrode (reproduced with permission from J. Electrochem. Soc., 143 (1996) 2548 [45]).

Electrochemical Studies of Phenomena at Active Carbon-Electrolyte Solution Interfaces... 

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