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The zinc-chlorine battery: half-cell overpotential measurements

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The voltaic performance of the zinc-chlorine battery was investigated by measuring the individual potentials of the Zn and Cl2 electrodes versus a reference electrode. The overpotential at the Zn electrode is very small for both the charging and the discharging processes, and the use of a flow-through porous Cl2 electrode is advantageous. Energy efficiency in the region of 65% has been achieved for a complete cycle. Tafel polarization data for both the zinc and the Cl2/graphite electrodes was obtained using rotating zinc hemisphere and graphite disc electrodes. Exchange current densities and Tafel slopes are reported.

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  1. J. T. Kim

    Present address: Bell Laboratories, 07974, Murray Hill, N.J.

  2. D. Kralik

    Present address: Diamond Shamrock Company, 44070, Painesville, Ohio

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  1. Department of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, Wayne State University, 48202, Detroit, Michigan, USA

    J. Jorné, J. T. Kim & D. Kralik

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Jorné, J., Kim, J.T. & Kralik, D. The zinc-chlorine battery: half-cell overpotential measurements. J Appl Electrochem 9, 573–579 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00610944

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