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In-situ investigation and modeling of electrochemical reactions with simultaneous oxygen and hydrogen microbubble evolutions in water electrolysis

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Abstract The development of water electrolyzer is challenging as we approach theoretical limits arising from electrochemical reactions and micro-scale bubble dynamics. In this research, two-phase flow and bubble dynamics are… Click to show full abstract

Abstract The development of water electrolyzer is challenging as we approach theoretical limits arising from electrochemical reactions and micro-scale bubble dynamics. In this research, two-phase flow and bubble dynamics are in-situ studied in a special designed single-channel electrolyzer. The devices fabricated by a 3D printer provide a whole vision of the electrochemical reaction within the channel. In-situ observations of channel-scale hydrogen and oxygen micro-bubbles dynamics are conducted, and the whole process of hydrogen evolution reactions (HERs) and oxygen evolution reactions (OERs) are simultaneously studied. The results indicate that all bubbles generate at the interface between the proton exchange membrane and the electrode wire, and the operating conditions have a great impact on the micro bubble evolution process. The bubble detachment diameter is inversely proportional to the flow velocity, but is in direct proportion to the current density. Finally, a mathematic model has been developed, and shows a good agreement with experimental data. Those results could help to better understand the bubble evolution mechanism, in order to further understand the electrochemical reaction.

Keywords: oxygen; evolution; hydrogen; water; situ investigation; electrochemical reactions

Journal Title: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
Year Published: 2019

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