Abstract
AbstractThe corrosive anions (e.g., Cl−) have been recognized as the origins to cause severe corrosion of anode during seawater electrolysis, while in experiments it is found that natural seawater (~0.41 M Cl−) is usually more corrosive than simulated seawater (~0.5 M Cl−). Here we elucidate that besides Cl−, Br− in seawater is even more harmful to Ni-based anodes because of the inferior corrosion resistance and faster corrosion kinetics in bromide than in chloride. Experimental and simulated results reveal that Cl− corrodes locally to form narrow-deep pits while Br− etches extensively to generate shallow-wide pits, which can be attributed to the fast diffusion kinetics of Cl− and the lower reaction energy of Br− in the passivation layer. Additionally, for the Ni-based electrodes with catalysts (e.g., NiFe-LDH) loading on the surface, Br− causes extensive spalling of the catalyst layer, resulting in rapid performance degradation. This work clearly points out that, in addition to anti-Cl− corrosion, designing anti-Br− corrosion anodes is even more crucial for future application of seawater electrolysis.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
General Physics and Astronomy,General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology,General Chemistry,Multidisciplinary
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