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Corrosion behavior of a positive graphite electrode in vanadium redox flow battery
被引:115
作者:
Liu, Huijun
[1
]
Xu, Qian
[1
]
Yan, Chuanwei
[2
]
Qiao, Yonglian
[1
,2
]
机构:
[1] Northeastern Univ, Sch Mat Sci & Met, Shenyang 110819, Peoples R China
[2] Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Met Res, State Key Lab Corros & Protect, Shenyang 110016, Peoples R China
关键词:
Vanadium redox flow battery;
Graphite electrode;
Gas evolution;
Corrosion;
Anodic polarization;
CARBON-FIBER SURFACES;
ELECTROCHEMICAL-CELL;
OXYGEN EVOLUTION;
HALF-CELL;
XPS;
CONVECTION;
MEMBRANE;
KINETICS;
D O I:
10.1016/j.electacta.2011.07.083
中图分类号:
O646 [电化学、电解、磁化学];
学科分类号:
081704 ;
摘要:
The graphite plate is easily suffered from corosion because of CO(2) evolution when it acts as the positive electrode for vanadium redox flow battery. The aim is to obtain the initial potential for gas evolution on a positive graphite electrode in 2 mol dm(-3) H(2)SO(4) + 2 mol dm(-3) VOSO(4) solution. The effects of polarization potential, operating temperature and polarization time on extent of graphite corrosion are investigated by potentiodynamic and potentiostatic techniques. The surface characteristics of graphite electrode before and after corrosion are examined by scanning electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The results show that the gas begins to evolve on the graphite electrode when the anodic polarization potential is higher than 1.60 V vs saturated calomel electrode at 20 degrees C. The CO(2) evolution on the graphite electrode can lead to intergranular corrosion of the graphite when the polarization potential reaches 1.75 V. In addition, the functional groups of COOH and C=O introduced on the surface of graphite electrode during corrosion can catalyze the formation of CO(2), therefore, accelerates the corrosion rate of graphite electrode. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:8783 / 8790
页数:8
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