Simultaneous Spatial and Temporal Measurements of the Current Distribution in a Miniature Hull Cell
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Allanore, Antoine; Chmielowiec, Brian John; Cai, Truong H.
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Experimental validation of the current distribution for actual cell geometries is an important complement to modeling. In this work, the combination of a segmented electrode in a miniaturized Hull Cell with a synchronous monitoring of the current response in each segment is proposed as a novel experimental set-up. The high frequency monitoring of the current response to potential steps is investigated as a mean to access the temporal and spatial evolution of current distribution. The corresponding primary current distribution was measured using a ferricyanide/ferrocyanide alkaline electrolyte, confirming the prediction from Laplace's equation. In addition, the experimental set-up allowed the identification of the transition time from primary to tertiary current distribution regimes.
Date issued
2016-02Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemical Engineering; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and EngineeringJournal
Journal of The Electrochemical Society
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Electrochemical Society
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Chmielowiec, Brian, Truong Cai, and Antoine Allanore. “Simultaneous Spatial and Temporal Measurements of the Current Distribution in a Miniature Hull Cell.” J. Electrochem. Soc. 163, no. 5 (2016): E142–E146.
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0013-4651
1945-7111