Biomass-Depolarized Electrolysis. Issue 10 (1st January 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: NaderiNasrabadi, Mahtab; Bateni, Fazel; Chen, Zewei; Harrington, Peter B.; Staser, John A.
• Is Part Of: Journal of the Electrochemical Society. Volume 166:Issue 10(2019)
• Page Start: E317
• Page End: E322
• Publication Date: 2019-01-01
• Subjects: Electrochemical Engineering -- Energy Conversion -- Industrial Electrolysis -- biomass -- depolarized -- hydrogen; Electrochemistry -- Periodicals; 541.3705
• DOI: 10.1149/2.1471910jes
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0013-4651

Abstract

Abstract : In this paper, we report on our recent efforts to develop a biomass-depolarized electrolyzer for efficient production of H2 . Electrochemical oxidation of lignin-rich biorefinery waste streams can occur at lower overpotentials than those required for O2 evolution, which leads to potentially lower-voltage electrolyzer operation that could lower the energy requirements for electrolytic production of H2 . In addition, the anode product stream may possess economic value greater than that of O2, which could provide an additional revenue stream for electrolytic production of H2 .