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Electrochemical Impedance Characteristics of a Low-Temperature Single Cell for CO2/H2O Co-Reduction to Produce Syngas (CO+H2)

  • Min Gwan, Ha (Hydrogen.Fuel Cell Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)) ;
  • Donghoon, Shin (Hydrogen.Fuel Cell Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)) ;
  • Jeawoo, Jung (Hydrogen.Fuel Cell Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)) ;
  • Emilio, Audasso (Hydrogen.Fuel Cell Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)) ;
  • Juhun, Song (School of Mechanical Engineering, Pusan National University) ;
  • Yong-Tae, Kim (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)) ;
  • Hee-Young, Park (Hydrogen.Fuel Cell Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)) ;
  • Hyun S., Park (Hydrogen.Fuel Cell Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)) ;
  • Youngseung, Na (Department of Mechanical and Information Engineering, University of Seoul) ;
  • Jong Hyun, Jang (Hydrogen.Fuel Cell Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST))
  • Received : 2022.05.30
  • Accepted : 2022.06.25
  • Published : 2022.11.30
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Abstract

In this study, the electrochemical impedance characteristics of CO2/H2O co-reduction to produce CO/H2 syngas were investigated in a low-temperature single cell. The effect of the operating conditions on the single-cell performance was evaluated at different feed concentrations and cell voltages, and the corresponding electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) data were collected and analyzed. The Nyquist plots exhibited two semicircles with separated characteristic frequencies of approximately 1 kHz and tens of Hz. The high-frequency semicircles, which depend only on the catholyte concentration, could be correlated to the charge transfer processes in competitive CO2 reduction and hydrogen evolution reactions at the cathodes. The EIS characteristics of the CO2/H2O co-reduction single cell could be explained by the equivalent circuit suggested in this study. In this circuit, the cathodic mass transfer and anodic charge transfer processes are collectively represented by a parallel combination of resistance and a constant phase element to show low-frequency semicircles. Through nonlinear fitting using the equivalent circuit, the parameters for each electrochemical element, such as polarization resistances for high- and low-frequency processes, could be quantified as functions of feed concentration and cell voltage.

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Acknowledgement

This research was supported by the National R&D Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF), funded by the Ministry of Science and ICT (2019M3E6A1063674, 2021M3D1A2051396). Moreover, this research was also supported by the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (No. 2E31871). Dr. Emilio Audasso was supported by the Brain Pool Program of the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) and was granted financial resources from the Ministry of Education, Science & Technology, Republic of Korea (2021H1D3A2A02083087). This work was supported by the 2022 sabbatical year research grant of the University of Seoul.

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