Plating and stripping of sodium from a room temperature 1-methyl-3-propylimidazolium chloride melt
Journal Article
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· Journal of the Electrochemical Society
- Georgia Inst. of Tech., Atlanta, GA (United States). School of Chemical Engineering
Room temperature molten salts consisting of 1-methyl-3-propylimidazolium chloride and aluminum chloride have been examined as possible electrolytes for a room temperature design of the sodium/metal chloride battery; however, the coulombic efficiency of the sodium couple is less than 95%. This work examines the reduction and oxidation efficiency of the sodium couple from a 1-methyl-3-propylimidazolium chloride/aluminum chloride neutral melt. Most of the work was performed on a tungsten substrate using cyclic voltammetry. The coulombic efficiency of the sodium couple was improved by treating the melt with gaseous HCl using a closed electrochemical cell which allowed for quantification of the effect on HCl on the electrochemical behavior of sodium. Thionyl chloride was also found to induce sodium plating and stripping in 1-methyl-3-propylimidazolium chloride/aluminum chloride melts. Optical microscopy was used to examine the surface of the tungsten electrode during sodium deposition, open-circuit periods, and sodium stripping. In comparison to the stability of sodium in two other imidazolium melts, (1,2-dimethyl-3-propylimidazolium chloride and 1-methyl-2-ethylimidazolium chloride) the 1-methyl-3-propylimidazolium chloride system was found to have the widest stability window.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 474617
- Journal Information:
- Journal of the Electrochemical Society, Journal Name: Journal of the Electrochemical Society Journal Issue: 12 Vol. 143; ISSN 0013-4651; ISSN JESOAN
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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