CINÉTICA DO ELETRODO DE FES2 / FE EM SAIS FUNDIDOS / FES2 / FE ELECTRODE KINETICS IN MOLTEN SALTS

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2005

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In this work the measurement of the critical kinetics parameters of iron disulphide electrochemical reduction in molten chloride halides mixture was made. This cathode is applied as alternative material in high technology systems, such as, solar energy collector`s components, anode depolariser for hydrogen production and cathodic materials for high energy density primary and secondary batteries. It should be notice that the Li / FeS2 electrochemical pair is being tested in new configurations together with several electrolytes, specially molten salts in thermal batteries and organic polymers in hybrid / electrical vehicles. The experiments in this research were carried in a test cell placed inside a vertical furnace having a real time data acquisition system for temperature and electrochemical data. The stability of many first kind reference electrodes was evaluated in long duration blank tests, being selected the following materials: silver, platinum, nickel and molybdenum. The chosen three- electrode cell configuration was: silver as reference, iron disulphide compacted powder as working electrode and graphite as counter-electrode. The applied methodology was the cyclic linear voltammetry at slow sweep rate (0,002 Vs-1), ensuring quasi equilibrium conditions. For the thermodynamical equilibrium the standard potential determinations for open circuit resulted 0,3306 +- 0,014 V (773 K) with respect to the Ag / AgCl reference. The cathodic transfer coefficient measured to be 0,48 indicates the reversibility of the electrode process and points at its possible application as secondary battery. The FeS2 electrocatalytical behaviour was evaluated though the Tafel curves extracted from the voltammograms. The indicating parameter for this reaction spontaneity, the transfer currents, for this systems were measured to be 14,75 +- 2,73 kA m-2. The evaluation of the reaction intermediaries and products were made allying electrochemical data and characterization techniques. The proposed reaction mechanism is initiated by the reduction of FeS2 to metallic iron as the controlling step, followed by two reactions involving sulphur ions and terminated by the chemical formation of Li2S. A series of chemical and electrochemical processes are proposed to explain formation of intermediary polisulphides, being the most important Li2FeS2 (phase X) spotted here though micrographies displaying it`s characteristic crystals of needle-like morphology.

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dissulfeto de ferro iron disulfide pilhas termicas thermal batteries molten salts sais fundidos

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