P-We-50 Electrolysis of HBr using molten alkali-bromide electrolytes

Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Ontario Exhibit Hall (Detroit Marriott Hotel at the Renaissance Center )
Chen Chen1, Jong-Sung Park1, Noah L. Wieder1, John M. Vohs2 and Raymond J. Gorte1, (1)Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, (2)Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
The electrolytic oxidation of HBr was investigated using molten alkali-bromide salts. Reasonably good performance can be achieved with Pt electrodes. The ionic conductivities of the alkali-bromides are high so long as the salts are molten.

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