Electro-deposition and re-oxidation of carbon in carbonate-containing molten salts

Happiness V. Ijije; Richard C. Lawrence; Nancy J. Siambun; Sang Mun Jeong; Daniel A. Jewell; Di Hu; George Z. Chen

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Electro-deposition and re-oxidation of carbon in carbonate-containing molten salts

Happiness V. Ijije, Richard C. Lawrence, Nancy J. Siambun, Sang Mun Jeong, Daniel A. Jewell, Di Hu, George Z. Chen

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The electrochemical deposition and re-oxidation of solid carbon were studied in CO₃^2- ion-containing molten salts (e.g. CaCl₂-CaCO₃-LiCl-KCl and Li₂CO₃-K₂CO₃) at temperatures between 500 and 800°C under Ar, CO₂ or N₂-CO₂ atmospheres. The electrode reactions were investigated by thermodynamic analysis, cyclic voltammetry and chronopotentiometry in a three-electrode cell under various conditions. The findings suggest that the electro-reduction of CO₃^2- is dominated by carbon deposition on all three tested working electrodes (Ni, Pt and mild steel), but partial reduction to CO can also occur. Electro-re-oxidation of the deposited carbon in the same molten salts was investigated for potential applications in, for example, direct carbon fuel cells. A brief energy and cost analysis is given based on results from constant voltage electrolysis in a two-electrode cell.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	105-116
Number of pages	12
Journal	Faraday Discussions
Volume	172
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/c4fd00046c
Publication status	Published - 17 Dec 2014

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