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Modelling the startup of a continuous parallel plate electrochemical reactor

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A mathematical model to represent the startup operation of a continuous parallel plate electrochemical reactor is proposed. The model takes into account the diffusion layer adjacent to the working electrode and the convective region in the solution bulk. Experimental results of copper electrowinning from dilute solutions are compared with theoretical predictions. At short times the results are in close agreement with the transient equation derived from the diffusion layer and at larger times with that from the convective region. The mass transfer performance of the reactor is also analysed.

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  1. Programa de Electroquimica Aplicada e Ingenieria Electroquimica (PRELINE), Facultad de Ingenieria Quimica (UNL), Santiago del Estero 2829, 3000, Santa Fe, Argentina

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Bisang , J.M. Modelling the startup of a continuous parallel plate electrochemical reactor. Journal of Applied Electrochemistry 27, 379–384 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1018401418261

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