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Electrochemical Performance of a New Type Aluminum Foam/Pb-0.6 wt%Ag Alloy Composite Anode for Zinc Electrowinning Industry

  • Xiangyang Zhou
  • , Chiyuan Ma
  • , Juan Yang*
  • , Shuai Wang
  • , Hui Wang
  • , Bo Long
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Central South University

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Abstract

In order to overcome the defects of high over-potential and preparation cost existing in traditional Pb alloy anodes, a new type aluminum foam/Pb-0.6 wt%Ag alloy composite anode (AF/Pb-0.6 wt%Ag anode) was produced. The electrochemical performance of AF/Pb-0.6 wt%Ag anode and traditional Pb-0.6 wt%Ag anode after 72 h galvanostatic polarization in 160 g/L H2SO4 solution was investigated comparatively by chronopotentiometry (CP), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and Tafel measurements. The results show that the anodic layer of AF/Pb-0.6 wt%Ag anode is more intact than that of the Pb-0.6 wt%Ag anode, and exhibits better corrosion resistance. Moreover, the AF/Pb-0.6 wt%Ag anode shows a lower stable anodic potential, which is consistent with higher PbO2, lower PbO, PbO•PbSO4 content and Rct value obtained by CP and EIS measurements. It is also revealed that the AF/Pb-0.6 wt%Ag anode possesses a better oxygen evolution reaction (OER).

Translated title of the contribution锌电积工业用新型泡沫铝/Pb-0.6%Ag 合金复合阳极的电化学性能
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3008-3014
Number of pages7
JournalXiyou Jinshu Cailiao Yu Gongcheng/Rare Metal Materials and Engineering
Volume47
Issue number10
StatePublished - 1 Oct 2018
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Aluminum foam/Pb-0.6 wt%Ag alloy composite anode
  • Anodic layer
  • Corrosion resistance
  • Electrochemical performance
  • Oxygen evolution reaction

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