<i>In situ</i> observation of pH change during water splitting in neutral pH conditions: impact of natural convection driven by buoyancy effects
Keisuke Obata, Roel van de Krol, Michael Schwarze, Reinhard Schomäcker, Fatwa F. Abdi
Abstract
Buoyancy-driven natural convection stabilizes the pH and reduces overpotentials during water splitting, both in near-neutral pH unbuffered and buffered solutions.
Topics & Concepts
BuoyancyNatural convectionChemistryConvectionNeutral buoyancyNatural (archaeology)ThermodynamicsGeologyPhysicsPaleontologySpectroscopy and Quantum Chemical StudiesElectrochemical Analysis and ApplicationsNanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies