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Investigation of electrode material – Redox couple systems for reverse electrodialysis processes. Part I: Iron redox couples
2012
Abstract The performances of electrodialysis (ED) and reverse electrodialysis (RED) processes depend on several factors, including the nature of the electrode material and of the redox couple adopted to make possible the conversion between electric power and chemical potential. In this paper, the possible utilization of iron-based redox couples (FeCl3/FeCl2, hexacyanoferrate(III)/hexacyanoferrate(II) and Fe(III)-EDTA/Fe(II)-EDTA) on graphite and DSA electrodes for RED processes was studied by a detailed experimental investigation. The hexacyanoferrate(III)/hexacyanoferrate(II) system was stable for long time (more than 12 days) in the absence of light and oxygen at high redox couple concent…
Electrochemical Synthesis of d,l-Homocysteine Thiolactone Hydrochloride in a Batch Continuous Recirculation Reactor Equipped with Carbon Felt Cathode…
2007
The electrochemical reduction of D,L-homocystine hydrochloride to the corresponding cysteine was performed in a batch continuous recirculation reaction system that was equipped with a FM01-LC electrochemical reactor. Electrolyses were performed under amperostatic conditions, using carbon felt cathodes and DSA anodes divided by Nafion 324 cationic membranes. A simple reactor mathematical model was used to assess the effect of operative parameters (the initial substrate concentration, the reaction temperature, the current density, and the linear velocity of the catholyte) on the performances of the process, with the objective of determining the optimized conditions to perform the electrosynth…
Mixed Grotthuss and Vehicle Transport Mechanism in Proton Conducting Polymers from Ab initio Molecular Dynamics Simulations
2011
We elucidate the microscopic mechanism of long-range proton conduction in poly[vinyl phosphonic acid] (PVPA), a highly promising proton conducting polymer. Using a steered ab initio molecular dynamics approach, we characterize the charge transport functionality of acid groups interacting with nonbulk water molecules intercalated in the polymer. Our results show that in PVPA, unlike in Nafion, water has a local vehicle/carrier function for excess protons. This function must however be combined with the Grotthuss-type conduction mechanism that is supplied by the acid groups in order to yield long-range charge transport. As an additional aspect, we find that contrary to common intuition, syste…
Simultaneous homogeneous immunoassay of phenytoin and phenobarbital using a Nafion-loaded carbon paste electrode and two redox cationic labels
1997
Abstract The dual-analyte homogeneous immunoassay of two antiepileptic drugs was carried out simultaneously at physiological pH by square-wave voltammetry at a Nafion-loaded carbon paste electrode. Phenobarbital (PB) and phenytoin (DPH) were labeled by a cobaltocenium salt (Cc+) and a ferroceneammonium salt (N+Fc), respectively, and the corresponding standard redox potentials were −1.05 V and 0.26 V. Detection limits of 0.25 and 0.2 μM were achieved for PB-Cc+ and DPH-N+Fc (S/N = 3) after a 5-minute accumulation step, with linear responses over the 0.25–5 and 0.2–5 μM ranges, respectively. The relative standard deviation was evaluated to be ≥ 11% for 1 μM of each labeled drug. The separate,…
Impact analysis of MPL and PEM thickness on temperature distribution within PEFC operating at relatively higher temperature
2020
Abstract In Japan, it is recommended to operate Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell (PEFC) at temperature around 90 °C for stationary applications during the period from 2020 to 2025. However, the present PEFC is using Nafion polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) and operated within the temperature range from 60 °C to 80 °C. It is important to understand the temperature distribution in a cell of PEFC for improving the performance and to realize the long life span. This study focuses on use of micro porous layer (MPL), which can promote the moisture transfer in order to control the temperature distribution. The aim of this study is to analyze the impact of MPL on temperature distribution at reaction …
Excited-state lifetimes of [Fe (bipy)3]2+ and [Fe(phen)3]2+
1990
Abstract In the low-spin [Fe(bipy)3]2+ (bipy = 2,2′,bipyridine) and [Fe(phen)3]2+ (phen = 1,10-phenanthroline) complexes an excited high-spin 5T2 ligand field state can be populated by irradiating into the 1MLCT absorption band at 530 nm. The lifetimes of this excited state at low temperatures are reported for [Fe(bipy)3]2+ doped into [Zn(bipy)3] (PF6)2 and [Zn(bipy)3] (BF4)2 and for [Fe(phen)3]2+ and [Fe(bipy)3]2+ embedded in the ion exchange polymer Nafion. For [Fe(bipy)3]2+ in [Zn(bipy)3](PF6)2 the observed lifetimes decrease from 1600 ns at 10 K to 14 ns at 125 K.
Electrochemical behaviour of Nafion®+cupromeronic phthalocyanine films
1999
Abstract The surface of indium tin oxide (ITO) and graphite+polymer composite electrodes can be modified by Nafion ® films containing a little amount of dispersed electroactive substances, such as phthalocyanines. This procedure allows electroanalytical information on the electroactive deposited substance to be obtained. The preparative methods of these type of modified electrodes are discussed from voltammetric results in this work. The proposed equivalent circuit explains the voltammetric differences between these electrodes. The Nafion ® net acts as a permeable membrane to the hydrogen ions. Besides, the presence of methylviologen within the Nafion ® film makes the electron transport thr…
CO2 to Liquid Fuels: Photocatalytic Conversion in a Continuous Membrane Reactor
2018
The photocatalytic reduction of CO, into value-added chemicals using sunlight is a promising approach to promote energy-bearing products, mitigating the adverse effects of anthropogenic CO2 emissions. In this work, exfoliated C3N4 was incorporated into Nafion matrix and used in a continuous photocatalytic reactor for converting CO2 into liquid fuels. Comprehensive structural and morphological diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS), FT-IR, ATR-IR, and SEM measurements were performed for C3N4-loaded Nafion membrane and then compared with those of a Nafion membrane without any catalyst. The synergic effect of C3N4 organic catalyst embedded in a Nafion dense matrix and a continuous operating mo…
Proton Transport in Membranes Prepared from Sulfonated Polystyrene-Poly(vinylidene fluoride) Blends
2001
The preparation of new cation-exchange membranes from polymer composites based on poly(vinylidene fluoride), sulfonated polystyrene-co-divinylbenzene, and antimonic acid is reported. The thermal properties of the composites have been characterized by differential scanning calorimetry. Values of the transport number of protons in the membranes were obtained from the observable electric potential. It is defined from the potential difference measured between the electrodes reversible to one of the constituent ions in equilibrium with the system. When compared with Nafion cation-exchange membranes, the membranes described in this work exhibit interesting proton transport properties that could m…
CO2 reduction by C3N4-TiO2 Nafion photocatalytic membrane reactor as a promising environmental pathway to solar fuels
2019
Abstract We investigated CO2 photocatalytic reduction coupling, for the first time in literature, the assets offered by the continuous operating mode using C3N4-TiO2 photo-catalyst embedded in a dense Nafion matrix. The reactor performance was analyzed under UV–vis light in terms of productivity, selectivity and converted carbon. Reaction pressure was specifically investigated for its effect as a “driver” in determining reactor performance, modulating products removal from the reaction volume. In addition, the membrane reactor performance was explored as a function of H2O/CO2 feed molar ratio and contact time. The higher feed pressure (5 bar) led to a lesser MeOH production and a greater am…