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Porous Flow-Through and Fluidized-Bed Electrodes

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This chapter presents a coherent picture of this relatively recently opened field, rather than giving a review of the latest published work. The aim is to introduce scientists and engineers to the field of three-dimensional electrodes without sacrificing a sound approach for the sake of simplicity. Since these types of electrodes are essentially for industrial application, emphasis is placed on aspects which might affect scale-up and costs. The basic properties of these electrodes are considered in a quantitative manner in the hope of understanding their behavior and, if only in part, predicting their performance.

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Goodridge, F., Wright, A.R. (1983). Porous Flow-Through and Fluidized-Bed Electrodes. In: Yeager, E., Bockris, J.O., Conway, B.E., Sarangapani, S. (eds) Comprehensive Treatise of Electrochemistry. Comprehensive Treatise of Electrochemistry. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-6690-8_6

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