Low cost 3D printable flow reactors for electrochemistry.

Autor: Heeschen E; Department of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115, United States., DeLucia E; Department of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115, United States., Arin Manav Y; Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115, United States., Roberts D; Department of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115, United States., Davaji B; Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115, United States., Barecka MH; Department of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115, United States.; Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115, United States.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: HardwareX [HardwareX] 2023 Dec 21; Vol. 17, pp. e00505. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Dec 21 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI: 10.1016/j.ohx.2023.e00505
Abstrakt: Transition to carbon neutrality requires the development of more sustainable pathways to synthesize the next generation of chemical building blocks. Electrochemistry is a promising pathway to achieve this goal, as it allows for the use of renewable energy to drive chemical transformations. While the electroreduction of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) and hydrogen evolution are attracting significant research interest, fundamental challenges exist in moving the research focus toward performing these reactions on scales relevant to industrial applications. To bridge this gap, we aim to facilitate researchers' access to flow reactors, which allow the characterization of electrochemical transformations under conditions closer to those deployed in the industry. Here, we provide a 3D-printable flow cell design (manufacturing cost < $5), which consists of several plates, offering a customizable alternative to commercially available flow reactors (cost > $6,000). The proposed design and detailed build instructions allow the performance of a wide variety of chemical reactions in flow, including gas and liquid phase electroreduction, electro(less)plating, and photoelectrochemical reactions, providing researchers with more flexibility and control over their experiments. By offering an accessible, low-cost reactor alternative, we reduce the barriers to performing research on sustainable electrochemistry, supporting the global efforts necessary to realize the paradigm shift in chemical manufacturing.
Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
(© 2023 The Author(s).)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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