Journal of Applied Electrochemistry, Vol.30, No.11, 1285-1292, 2000
Mass transfer in fluidized beds of inert particles. Part I: The role of collision currents in mass transfer to the electrode
The effect of particle-wall collision on the mass transfer rate mechanism in liquid fluidized bed electrochemical cells was studied. Collision frequencies and currents were measured at microelectrodes set in the bed wall. It is postulated that, at each particle-electrode collision, a specific microvolume of bulk concentration electrolyte is introduced into the near-electrode diffusion layer during particle movement towards the electrode causing an enhancement of the limiting diffusion current. Based on measurements made at microelectrodes calculations of the contribution of the particle collision mechanism to total mass transfer to a planar electrode are attempted and are in good agreement with experimental values.