How alkali cations affect salt precipitation and CO<sub>2</sub>electrolysis performance in membrane electrode assembly electrolyzers
Sahil Garg, Qiucheng Xu, Asger Barkholt Moss, Marta Mirolo, Wanyu Deng, Ib Chorkendorff, Jakub Drnec, Brian Seger
Abstract
This work demonstrates how the formation of salt precipitates occurs and varies with alkali cations in the membrane electrode assembly (MEA)-based CO 2 electrolyzer.
Topics & Concepts
ElectrolysisAlkali metalElectrodePrecipitationMembraneSalt (chemistry)Inorganic chemistryChemistryAlkaline water electrolysisMembrane electrode assemblyChemical engineeringMaterials scienceElectrolyteEngineeringOrganic chemistryMeteorologyPhysical chemistryPhysicsBiochemistryAdvanced battery technologies researchFuel Cells and Related MaterialsCO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts