Selection of electrode materials for membrane less fuel cells based on immiscible liquids

The possibility of using various materials as electrodes for membraneless fuel cells based on immiscible liquids, both from the standpoint of the thermodynamic possibility of the process and from the point of view of their corrosion resistance, is considered. The corrosion resistance of materials from alloys based on iron, as well as carbon was investigated for use as electrodes in membraneless fuel cells based on immiscible liquids. The possibility of using them instead of electrodes based on ruthenium and platinum in the studied alkaline aqueous ethanol system was shown. It was found that the highest electromotive force in the system occurs when using an activated carbon anode in the top ethanol phase and a carbon steel 10 cathodes in the bottom aqueous phase. The possibility of using activated carbon instead of a ruthenium-coated titanium electrode and platinum-coated titanium electrode, at almost equal exchange currents, will significantly reduce the cost of manufacturing a fuel cell. Thus under certain conditions, this type of fuel cell can compete with membrane fuel cells that have received industrial implementation