Evaluation of energy consumption for effective seawater electrolysis based on the electrodes and salinity

Abstract

AbstractThis study recommended the effective condition in electrolysis of saline water considering the energy consumption. The experiments were performed using two types of electrodes, IrO2/Ti and Pt/Ti, under various salinity conditions (4, 8, 16, 32, and 46 PSU) and current density conditions (11, 33, 55, 111, and 222 mA/cm2). The electrolysis produced mainly bromine, which was measured as a total residual oxidant (TRO). Seawater electrolysis produced TRO linearly with increasing the run time and current density. Below 32 PSU, the electrolysis using the IrO2/Ti electrode produced the TRO greater than that using the Pt/Ti electrode. The TRO formation rate of the IrO2/Ti electrode increased following a half parabola pattern in terms of salinity, while that of the Pt/Ti electrode increased until 32 PSU, and then it decreased to 46 PSU. The measured electric power of both electrodes showed the same graph tendency with a parabolic curve as a quadratic equation. The energy consumption of the IrO2/Ti and Pt/Ti...