Electrolyte Chemistry

On the cathode electrode, oxygen reduction prefers alkaline conditions to obtain a lower reduction overpotential. Both Puig et al. [85] and He et al. [86] reported the highest current and power generation at pH 9.0-9.5 in two-chamber air-cathode MFCs. Differences in the above results may arise from the different operating conditions (such as substrates, electrolyte conductivity, temperature) and MFC configurations in these studies. 

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Morse, J. W., and F. J. Mackenzie (1990), Geochemistry of Sedimentary Carbonates, Elsevier, Amsterdam. (Comprehensive treatment of carbonate geochemistry, covering the range from electrolyte chemistry of carbon-containing waters to the global cycles of carbon.)... 

Electrolytic chemistry and solution theory continued to be a principal source of speculation about chemical bonding. As John Servos has noted, it was Noyes s attempt to visualize the difference between strong and weak electrolytes, to explain anomalies in the dilution law, that led him to make a distinction between "electrical molecules" and "chemical molecules" in the early 1900s. 

In conclusion it should be emphasized that the passivation of the pore walls is electronic in nature. It therefore is not specific to silicon, but applies to all semiconducting electrodes. This is in contrast to chemical passivation, which is usually specific to a certain electrode material and electrolyte chemistry. 

Continuing discoveries of electrolyte chemistries that need to be carefully controlled—for example, the need to track HN03 as well as total acid molarity in the catholyte to avoid silver deposition. 

Electrolyte chemistries continue to be discovered and need to be carefully controlled, e.g., there is a need to track nitric acid molarity as well as total acid molarity in the catholyte to avoid silver deposition, and the deposition of lead dioxide on cell electrodes and in electrode cavities, which has required the development of a formic acid wash. 

The work on SEI-modification additives is currently carried out throughout the lithium ion research community, and candidates of new structure are being tested in large numbers. As a result, the major lithium ion manufacturers have applied various additives in their electrolyte formulations. However, the lack of information in the open literature makes the in depth and comprehensive review of this new branch of electrolyte chemistry difficult. 

Some stability constants for ion pairs on Fe oxides are listed in Table 10.4. This model was applied by Davis and Leckie (1978, 1980) to adsorption of various cations and anions on ferrihydrite. The extended triple layer model of Sahai and Svenjensky (1997) incorporates recent advances in aqueous electrolyte chemistry which enable aqueous activity coefficients for electrolytes to be calculated over a wide range of ionic strengths. The model also considers the free energy of adsorption of an ion to be the sum of the contributions from an electrostatic term, a Born solvation term and a ion intrinsic term. This extended model has been applied to adsorption of Co and Cd on goethite. 

Nova Biomedical, Nova Electrolyte/Chemistry Analyzers, Nova Biomedical Corporation, Waltham, MA, USA. (http //www.novabiomedical.eom/clinical/electrolyte.html top). 

FIGURE 11.8 The suppression strength and operating space for representative electrolyte chemistry. 

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This article has described the Hall-Heroult cell that is the mainstay of the aluminum industry throughout the world. Emphasis has been on the electrochemistry and electrochemical engineering that govern cell performance. The cell operation, electrolyte chemistry, thermodynamics, and electrode kinetics have been reviewed. Some complexities, notably the anode effect and the environmentally important fluoride emissions and anode gas bubbles and their effect on cell voltage, flow, and CE, have been examined. The incorporation of these phenomena, along with current distribution, magnetic fields, electromagnetically driven flow, heat and mass transport, and cell instability into mathematical models was summarized. 

The ion-hydration approach for describing electrolyte chemistry has been described here by Wolery and Jackson. This alternative approach is based on some of the pioneering work done by Stokes and Robinson (43) and attempts to examine electrolyte speciation in terms of the degree of solvation. Since this approach and concept is relatively new, it remains a question whether these methods can be applied to modeling natural systems. 

E. Kirby, L. C. W. Baker, Effects of counterions in heteroly electrolyte chemistry. 1. Evaluations of... 

In this section attention is focused on data obtained with Raman and infrared spectrophotometers and the interpretation of those data in so far as they may give insight into the nature and structure of solutions formed by the solution of an electrolyte in a non-aqueous solvent. The emphasis is thus on electrolyte chemistry. Even with this restriction the large literature requires selection and the absence of particular references reflects the limitations of space, the interests of the author and his... 

Huang, J. S., B. G. Sumpter, and V. Meunier. 2008. A universal model for nanoporous carbon supercapacitors applicable to diverse pore regimes, carbon materials, and electrolytes. Chemistry—A European Journal 14 6614-6626. 

Vu, A., X. Y. Li, J. Phillips et al. 2013. Three-dimensionally ordered mesoporous (3DOm) carbon materials as electrodes for electrochemical double-layer capacitors with ionic liquid electrolytes. Chemistry of Materials 25 4137-4148. 

Francke, R., D. Cericola, R. Kotz, G. Schnakenburg, and S. R. Waldvogel. 2011. Bis(2,2 -biphenoxy)borates for electrochemical double-layer capacitor electrolytes. Chemistry -A European Journal 17 3082-3085. 

Aqueous chemistry Also called solution chemistry, aquatic chemistry, water chemistry, electrolyte chemistry — any chemical system that involves water and dissolved salts. 

Factors that affect the in-service corrosion rate by influencing the controlling thermodynamic and/or kinetic parameters that are not accounted for by the experimental design limit the usefulness of the test. Typical operational parameters of concern include, but are not limited to, exact material composition and forming techniques, service temperature, electrolyte chemistry, electrolyte velocity, time-of-wetness (wet/dry cycles), exposure duration, and mechanical forces (e.g., abrasion or stress). Often, neglect of the key... 

In all these examples, the biofilm is able to substantially change the chemistry of the electrolyte at the metal-water interface. Thus, the corrosion rate may depend more on the details of the electrolyte chemistry at the interface under the biofilm than it does on the bulk environment chemistry. The fact that biofilms tend to be spatially heterogeneous allows them to support sharp chemical gradients both parallel and perpendicular to the metal surface. This is one of the reasons why corrosion tends to become more localized in the presence of microorganisms. On top of this is the tendency for films of microbes to develop and change with time. This can produce corrosion rates, which also vary with time emd are thus hard to predict. 

Just as bulk electrolyte chemistry does not necessarily define the conditions at the metal surface under a film of microorganisms, direct counts of organisms present in the bulk aqueous environment have tJso been found to indicate little of relevance to predicting their influence on corrosion. This is because it is the organisms right at the metal surface that influence corrosion, and those organisms multiply so rapidly on the surface that a low density of organisms in the bulk quickly becomes irrelevant. 

Like MDEA, MEA operates in an aqueous environment, with very similar electrolyte chemistry as compared to MDEA, following Eqs. (2)-(4) as well as [30] ... 

There are many other amines that can be used for either H2S capture, CO2 capture, or both, and that are not considered in this chapter for space reasons. Many are new, experimental, or still under active research to determine their suitability for various capture applications. Fundamentally, they aU use essentially the same pressure-swing-type process for contaminate absorption and regeneration of the solvent. However, modelling these amines in common commercial software packages is only simple if the software comes with electrolyte chemistry and physical property data or models, which tend to be available for only the most common solvents. 

Mecerreyes, D., Grande, H., Miguel, O. et al. 2004. Porous polybenzimidazole membranes doped with phosphoric acid Highly proton-conducting solid electrolytes. Chemistry of Materials 16 604-607. 

Ganapathy S, van Eck ER, Kentgens AP, Mulder FM, Wagemaker M (2011) Equilibrium lithium-ion transport between nanocrystalhne lithium-inserted anatase Ti02 and the electrolyte. Chemistry 17(52) 14811-14816. doi 10.1002/chem.201101431... 

Electrochemical intercalation and conversion reactions have been investigated in the quest to discover practical cathodes for secondary magnesium batteries. Magnesium intercalation cathodes in particular are attractive due to the potential for a 2-electron reduction at the metal center with insertion of a single ion with size similar to univalent Li". As with Mg anodes, the electrolyte chemistry also plays a substantial role in the behavior of candidate cathode materials. A comprehensive survey of Mg battery cathode technology can be found in the review by Muldoon et al. [34] this chapter summarizes key discoveries in this field. 

Takeuchi, M., Jikei, M., Kakimoto, M. (2003) Preparation of hyperhranched aromatic poly(ether sulfone)s possessing sulfonic acid terminal groups for polymer electrolyte. Chemistry Letters, 32, 242-243. 

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