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The dissociation rate of water molecules in systems with cation- and anion-exchange membranes

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Within the framework of the mathematical model of Nernst-Planck-Poisson, an attempt is undertaken to theoretically describe the electrodiffusion of ions in the system diffusion layer/monopolar ionexchange membrane, which is accompanied by dissociation of water molecules. The formulas for estimating the current density transferred through a monopolar membrane by hydrogen or hydroxyl ions formed in dissociation of water in the space-charge region are derived. The rate constants and other parameters of dissociation of water molecules in the space-charge region of monopolar membranes under conditions of stabilization of the diffusion layer thickness are calculated. Their comparative analysis with the similar characteristics of bipolar membranes is carried out. For the phosphoric-acid heterogeneous membrane MK-41 in which the polarization conditions in the current density range under study are not so severe and the reaction layer is not being depleted as in the bipolar membrane MB-3 (contains the same phosphoric-acid groups), it is shown that only single-charged phosphoric-acid groups are involved in the water dissociation reaction. For MK-41, the calculated constants of the heterolytic reaction of water molecule dissociation are lower than for the heterogeneous membrane MA-40 containing ternary and quaternary amino groups. It is confirmed that the nature of ionogenic groups in membranes is a factor that determines the rate of water dissociation in systems with ion-exchange membranes.

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Original Russian Text © V.I. Zabolotskii, M.V. Sharafan, N.V. Shel’deshov, 2012, published in Elektrokhimiya, 2012, Vol. 48, No. 5, pp. 603–608.

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Zabolotskii, V.I., Sharafan, M.V. & Shel’deshov, N.V. The dissociation rate of water molecules in systems with cation- and anion-exchange membranes. Russ J Electrochem 48, 550–555 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1023193512040131

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