The effect of Pt loading amount on SO2 oxidation reaction in an SO2-depolarized electrolyzer used in the hybrid sulfur (HyS) process

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 4701-4707

  Lee, Sang Kwon ^a   Kim, Chang Hee ^a   Cho, Won Chul ^a   Kang, Kyoung Soo ^a   Park, Chu Sik ^a   Bae, Ki Kwang ^a  

^a Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Hybrid sulfur (HyS) process; Hydrogen; Pt loading; SO2 oxidation reaction; SO2 depolarized electrolyzer

Indexed keywords

ADSORBED SPECIES; AREA-SPECIFIC ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; ELECTROCHEMICAL ACTIVE SURFACE AREAS; ELECTRODE SURFACES; ELECTROLYZER; HIGH POTENTIAL; HYBRID SULFUR (HYS) PROCESS; HYDROGEN GENERATIONS; LINEAR SWEEP VOLTAMMETRY; OXIDATION KINETICS; OXIDATION REACTIONS; PASSIVATION LAYER; POTENTIAL REGION; PT LOADING; PT UTILIZATION; SO2 OXIDATION REACTION; SO2-DEPOLARIZED ELECTROLYZER; TEM;

CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; LOADING; OXIDATION; PASSIVATION; SULFUR; SULFUR DETERMINATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

PLATINUM;

EID: 67349129371     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.04.002     Document Type: Article

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