Abstract
The hydrogen reaction in concentrated HCl(aq) solutions is a key reaction for the CuCl(aq)/HCl(aq) electrolytic cell. Here, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and linear sweep voltammetry (LSV) were used to obtain new data for the hydrogen reaction on platinum submerged in highly concentrated acidic solutions at 25 °C and 0.1 MPa. LSV and EIS data were collected for Pt in 0.5 mol/L H2SO4(aq), 1 mol/L HCl(aq) and 7.71 mol/L HCl(aq) solutions. It was found that exchange current density (j0) values varied between 1 and 2 mA/cm2. An equivalent circuit model was used to obtain comparable j0 and limiting current density values from EIS data relative to values obtained with LSV data. It was found that as the concentration of acid increased, a noticeable decrease in the performance was observed.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 74-77 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Electrochemistry Communications |
Volume | 57 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2015 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Electrochemistry