A thermodynamic analysis of the SO2/H2SO4 system in SO2-depolarized electrolysis

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 6089-6095

  Gorensek, Maximilian B ^a   Staser, John A ^b   Stanford, Thomas G ^b   Weidner, John W ^b  

^a SAVANNAH RIVER NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b The Department of Mechanical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspen Plus; Aspen OLI; Electrolyzer; Hybrid sulfur; Hydrogen; Mixed solvent electrolyte model; Reversible potential; SO2 solubility; SO2 depolarized; Sulfuric acid

Indexed keywords

ASPEN PLUS; ASPEN-OLI; ELECTROLYZER; HYBRID SULFUR; MIXED SOLVENT ELECTROLYTE MODEL; REVERSIBLE POTENTIAL; SO2 SOLUBILITY; SO2-DEPOLARIZED;

ACIDS; CELL MEMBRANES; DISSOLUTION; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROLYTES; ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; HYDROGEN; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SOLUBILITY; SOLVENTS; SULFUR; SULFUR DETERMINATION; TERNARY SYSTEMS; THERMOANALYSIS;

SULFURIC ACID;

EID: 67650747280     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.06.020     Document Type: Article

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