EFFECT OF GELATIN ON THE CHANGES IN INITIAL CATHODE POLARIZATION DURING ELECTRODEPOSITION OF COPPER

1954 ◽  
Vol 32 (6) ◽  
pp. 581-590 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. I. Parsons ◽  
C. A. Winkler

In the absence of addition agent, the cathode polarization during initial electrolysis of copper from a solution of acid copper sulphate rose almost instantaneously from zero to approximately the steady state polarization. When gelatin was present in the electrolyte, the polarization generally increased to a maximum, Pmax, (in time tmax) then decreased to a minimum, Pmin, (in-time tmin) beyond which it increased to the steady state value, Ps. Generally, Pmax increased to a steady value with an increase in the time, T0, the electrode was in contact with the electrolyte before electrolysis was begun. At low, moderate, and high current densities respectively, tmax increased continuously, passed through a maximum, and decreased continuously with T0.The behavior of tmin approximately paralleled that of tmax. The polarization was linear in the logarithm of the current density; tmax and tmin decreased with increase in current density. The polarization values increased and tmax decreased, with increase in gelatin concentration. Increase of temperature had approximately the same effect as decrease in current density. With both chloride and gelatin present, Pmax was practically independent of T0 and chloride concentration, while Pmin and Ps showed minimum values at about 2 mgm./l. chloride.

1943 ◽  
Vol 21b (5) ◽  
pp. 81-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Gauvin ◽  
C. A. Winkler

Cathode polarization measurements during electrodeposition from acid copper sulphate solutions were made with a Haring cell, using a method previously developed (4). Measurements made at 2°, 24.8°, and 50.1 °C. show that the polarization decreases as temperature increases, this decrease being larger for a temperature change from 2° to 24.8 °C. than for a change from 24.8 to 50.1 °C. An increase in acidity has little effect on the polarization (except for low acidities) at apparent current densities below 2 amp. per dm.2, while it results in an increase in polarization above that value. The increase in polarization caused by various concentrations of gelatin was studied at −4.2°, 2°, 24.8°, and 50.1 °C. For a given gelatin concentration, the increase in polarization is greater the lower the temperature, while for a given temperature, the relative increase in cathode polarization is greater at smaller gelatin concentration. It is concluded that control of the gelatin or glue concentration of an electrolyte with a Haring cell may be considerably improved by making the measurements at low temperatures and in dilute solutions.


1943 ◽  
Vol 21a (4) ◽  
pp. 37-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Gauvin ◽  
C. A. Winkler

Measurements in a modified Haring cell have shown that at current densities above approximately 0.6 amp. per dm.2, definite values of the cathode polarization are attained during the electrodeposition of copper from acid copper sulphate solutions, providing sufficient time is allowed for the cathode surface to attain a steady state corresponding to the conditions of electrolysis. At lower current densities, the base metal structure is perpetuated in the deposit, and the cathode polarization will depend upon the surface condition of the electrode initially. The results account for the lack of agreement in polarization values obtained by different workers using the Haring cell, and indicate that crystal size is fundamentally related to true current density, rather than to cathode polarization. A method is outlined for obtaining reproducible cathode-polarization–current-density curves, substantially corresponding to steady state values.


2019 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 209-221 ◽  
Author(s):  
Milica Spasojevic ◽  
Dusan Markovic ◽  
Miroslav Spasojevic ◽  
Zoran Vukovic ◽  
Aleksa Maricic ◽  
...  

Ni-Fe-W-Cu alloy powders were obtained by electrodeposition from an ammonium citrate bath at current densities ranging between 70 and 600 mA cm-2. As the deposition current density increased, the contents of Fe and W in the alloy increased, and those of Ni and Cu decreased. The total cathodic polarization curve was recorded, and partial polarization curves for Ni, Fe and W deposition and hydrogen evolution were determined. The current efficiency of alloy deposition was measured. The powders contained an amorphous matrix and FCC nanocrystals of the solid solution of Fe, W and Cu in Ni. At high current densities, small-sized nanocrystals exhibiting high internal microstrain values were formed. Powder particles were dendrite- and cauliflower-shaped. The dendrites had a large number of secondary branches and higher-order branches containing interconnected globules. The density of branches was higher in particles formed at high current densities. The powders formed at high current densities exhibited higher magnetization. Annealing at temperatures up to 460?C resulted in structural relaxation, accompanied by an increase in magnetization. At temperatures above 460?C, amorphous matrix crystallization and FCC crystal growth took place, accompanied by a decrease in magnetization.


1943 ◽  
Vol 21b (6) ◽  
pp. 125-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Gauvin ◽  
C. A. Winkler

Measurements of the cathode polarization during electrodeposition of copper from acid copper sulphate solutions indicate that introduction of gelatin into the electrolyte decreases the area of the cathode available for deposition, or active area, owing to adsorption of gelatin on the active centres. This decrease in area causes an increase in the true current density, with a resulting increase in cathode polarization, the former being assumed the main factor in causing an increase in the rate of nuclear formation and decrease in grain size.


1955 ◽  
Vol 33 (12) ◽  
pp. 1756-1767
Author(s):  
K. Ekler ◽  
C. A. Winkler

The polarization–time relations for the initial (Pi), maximum (Pmax), and pseudo-steady-state (Ps) polarizations on copper single crystals in the absence and presence of gelatin and gelatin plus chloride ion were found to depend upon crystal orientation. The Pi and Pmax in the absence of gelatin, the Pi in its presence, and the static potentials were all similarly related to the reticular density. The Pi increased, and the time to maximum polarization (tmax) decreased, with increase of current density; the relations between these quantities showed marked differences for the different crystals. The variation with reticular density of Pi and Pmax in the absence of addition agents and of Pi in its presence probably represents differences in activation overpotential at the various crystal faces. The adsorption of gelatin on different crystal faces was also found to be markedly different. Polarization in the presence of gelatin was decreased by small amounts of chloride ion; a linear relation for all the crystals used was obtained by plotting the increase in polarization caused by gelatin against the decrease caused by 2 mgm./liter chloride ion in the presence of gelatin. In the absence of addition agent, change of acid concentration from 50 to 200 gm./liter had no effect on Pi and addition of chloride ion had no effect on Ps at single crystal cathodes.


2014 ◽  
Vol 1641 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victoria Flexer ◽  
Nicolas Brun ◽  
Mathieu Destribats ◽  
Rénal Backov ◽  
Nicolas Mano

ABSTRACTHere we report the first membrane-less biofuel cell made by using three-dimensional carbonaceous foam electrodes. We first developed a new synthetic pathway to produce a new carbonaceous foam electrode material with increased porosity both in the meso and macroporous scale. We proved that by increasing the porosity of our three-dimensional foams we could increase the current density of our modified electrodes. Then, by choosing the right combination of enzyme and mediator, and the right loading of active components, we achieved unprecedentedly high current densities for an anodic system. Finally, we combined the improved cathode and anode to build a new membrane-less hybrid enzymatic biofuel cell consisting of a mediated anode and a mediator-less cathode.


Author(s):  
Takashi Fujikawa ◽  
Yoshitoshi Ogura ◽  
Koki Ishigami ◽  
Yoshihiro Kawano ◽  
Miyuki Nagamine ◽  
...  

Abstract Geobacter sulfurreducens produces high current densities and it has been used as a model organism for extracellular electron transfer studies. Nine G. sulfurreducens strains were isolated from biofilms formed on an anode poised at –0.2 V (vs. SHE) in a bioelectrochemical system in which river sediment was used as an inoculum. The maximum current density of an isolate, strain YM18 (9.29 A/m2), was higher than that of the strains PCA (5.72 A/m2), the type strain of G. sulfurreducens, and comparable to strain KN400 (8.38 A/m2), which is another high current producing strain of G. sulfurreducens. Genomic comparison of strains PCA, KN400, and YM18 revealed that omcB, xapD, spc, and ompJ, which are known to be important genes for iron reduction and current production in PCA, were not present in YM18. In the PCA and KN400 genomes, two and one region (s) encoding CRISPR/Cas systems were identified, respectively, but they were missing in the YM18 genome. These results indicate that there is genetic variation in the key components involved in extracellular electron transfer among G. sulfurreducens strains.


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