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Influence of electrode arrangement method on specific energy consumption and productivity in electrosynthesis of fine graphite powder

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In this work, the influence of the location of the electrodes on the productivity of electrochemical process and specific energy consumption during direct current electrosynthesis of finely dispersed graphite powder is considered. The authors consider the possibility of using finely dispersed graphite powder obtained by electrolysis as the main component of a multifunctional aerospace coating. For this purpose, two types of devices were constructed: with a coaxial and parallel arrangement of the electrodes. The main elements of the device are a stainless steel cathode and a graphite anode immersed in electrolyte (an aqueous solution of salts). The authors consider the influence of the arrangement of the electrodes in the installation for direct current electrosynthesis from the point of view of the energy efficiency and productivity of electrochemical process. As a result of anodic oxidation, a fine powder from graphite of the MPG-6 brand was obtained. The size of the resulting graphite particles is 1–50 µm. This finely dispersed graphite powder can be used as the main component of a multifunctional coating in aircraft, since it has an even homogeneous structure, as well as higher values of the main mechanical properties of a multifunctional coating, which will lead to a decrease in the number of layers and the thickness of the coating applied. The resulting graphite powder can also be used in the production of fire-retardant and heat-insulating materials for the chemical, nuclear industry, instrumentation, and heat power engineering.

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Abbreviations

C (C4 +):

Carbon (carbon ions)

Cl¯:

Chloride ion

Cl2 :

Chlorine gas

CO2 :

Carbon dioxide (carbonic acid gas)

DC:

Direct current

e¯:

Electron

H2 :

Dihydrogen

H2O:

Hydrogen oxide

K (K+):

Potassium (potassium ion)

KCl:

Potassium chloride

MgCl2 :

Magnesium chloride

MPG-6:

Brand of graphite (graphite has a fine-grained structure)

Na (Na+):

Sodium (sodium ion)

NaCl:

Sodium chloride

O2 :

Molecular oxygen

OH¯:

Hydroxide

SEM:

Scanning electron microscope

A :

Cm2, area of the working surface of the anode

e :

KJ/g, specific energy consumption

E :

V/m, electric field strength

I :

A, electric current

j :

A/m2, current density

ĵ :

A/m2, average current density

m :

G, mass of the obtained fine graphite powder

r :

Mm, distance of a given point in the electrolyte

r 1 :

Mm, distance from center of anode to extreme surface of cathode

r 0 :

Mm, radius of the anode

t :

Min, time of electrosynthesis

T :

°C, temperature electrolyte

u :

G/min × cm2, productivity of electrosynthesis

V :

V, voltage during electrosynthesis

V a :

Ml, anode space volume

V c :

Ml, cathode space volume

V e :

Ml, electrolyte volume

x, y, n :

Coefficients depending on the oxidation state of carbon.

σ i :

%, Volume concentration

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Kupriashov, A.V., Shestakov, I.Y. Influence of electrode arrangement method on specific energy consumption and productivity in electrosynthesis of fine graphite powder. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 119, 7615–7628 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-021-08500-6

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