화학공학소재연구정보센터
홈 로그인 로그아웃 연락처 사이트맵
Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol.71, 284-292, March, 2019
DOI10.1016/j.jiec.2018.11.037  Export Citation
Toward high performance of zinc-air battery using hydrophobic carbon foam-based diffusion electrode
Yimai Chen1, Hui Wang1, Shan Ji1, 2, †, Bruno G. Pollet3, and Rongfang Wang1, †
  • 1State Key Laboratory Base for Eco-Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, China
  • 2College of Biological, Chemical Science and Chemical Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, 314001, China
  • 3Department of Energy and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, NO-7491, Norway
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NaCl is used as template to form porous carbon during the carbonization procedure. It is found that the NaCl amount played an important role in the physical properties of hydrophobic carbon materials. When the current density increases from 0 to 50 mA cm-2, the obtained sample containing zinc-air battery potential decreases from +1.492 V and +1.040 V (vs. RHE); a potential drop very close to that of the Pt/C electrode (from +1.489 V to +1.043 V). It is also found that in continuous discharge operations at 25 mA cm-2, the obtained material exhibits a stable discharge behavior, comparable to Pt/C.
Keywords:N-doped carbon;Porous structure;Hydrophobic;Oxygen reduction reaction;Zinc-air battery
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