Size-modified Poisson–Nernst–Planck approach for modeling a local electrode environment in CO <sub>2</sub> electrolysis
Esaar Naeem Butt, Johan T. Padding, Remco Hartkamp
Abstract
A continuum-scale model for CO 2 ER is presented, including steric effects of both solute and solvent species along with Frumkin-corrected kinetics. The model gives accurate concentration profiles and experimentally verifiable current density results.
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