Abstract <p>Operation of a single cell of redox-flow hydrogen–halogenate power source converting the energy of the oxidation reaction of gaseous hydrogen by sodium chlorate in aqueous sulfuric-acid solution into electric energy with the use of a following membrane–electrode assembly: (–) H<sub>2</sub>, Pt–C//PEM//NaClO<sub>3</sub>, C (+) is studied. A load combined operation regime (which includes stages of potentiostatic and galvanostatic control) is applied, in order to take into account specific features of the chlorate electroreduction half-reaction, i.e., its redox-mediator autocatalytic mechanism (EC-autocat). For aqueous electrolytes containing various sulfuric acid contents, the system parameters determining the power and efficiency of the hydrogen–chlorate power source are found: the Faradaic and energy efficiencies, the average discharge power, and the time necessary for the reaching of the steady-state mode. The hydrogen–chlorate cell under study is found to function most efficiently with 5 M sulfuric-acid electrolyte: it reached the current density 0.25&#xa0;A/cm<sup>2</sup> within 1.5 min; it can convert chemical energy into electric one with the 55%-efficiency at the average specific discharge power of 0.23 W/cm<sup>2</sup>.</p>

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Voltammetric and Discharge Characteristics of Hydrogen–Chlorate Power Source with Sulfuric Acid Electrolyte

  • O. I. Istakova,
  • D. V. Konev,
  • M. A. Vorotyntsev

摘要

Abstract

Operation of a single cell of redox-flow hydrogen–halogenate power source converting the energy of the oxidation reaction of gaseous hydrogen by sodium chlorate in aqueous sulfuric-acid solution into electric energy with the use of a following membrane–electrode assembly: (–) H2, Pt–C//PEM//NaClO3, C (+) is studied. A load combined operation regime (which includes stages of potentiostatic and galvanostatic control) is applied, in order to take into account specific features of the chlorate electroreduction half-reaction, i.e., its redox-mediator autocatalytic mechanism (EC-autocat). For aqueous electrolytes containing various sulfuric acid contents, the system parameters determining the power and efficiency of the hydrogen–chlorate power source are found: the Faradaic and energy efficiencies, the average discharge power, and the time necessary for the reaching of the steady-state mode. The hydrogen–chlorate cell under study is found to function most efficiently with 5 M sulfuric-acid electrolyte: it reached the current density 0.25 A/cm2 within 1.5 min; it can convert chemical energy into electric one with the 55%-efficiency at the average specific discharge power of 0.23 W/cm2.