Overcoming passivation through improved mass transport in dense ionic fluids
Evangelia Daskalopoulou, Philip Hunt, Christopher E. Elgar, Minjun Yang, Andrew P. Abbott, Jennifer M. Hartley
Abstract
Formation of metal passivation layers during electrochemical dissolution is prevented by the use of ultrasound. Migration becomes the main method of mass transport across the electrical double layer.
Topics & Concepts
Mass transportPassivationIonic bondingChemistryMaterials scienceChemical physicsNanotechnologyEngineering physicsPhysicsIonLayer (electronics)Organic chemistryIonic liquids properties and applicationsElectrochemical Analysis and ApplicationsExtraction and Separation Processes