MATHEMATICAL MODEL OF TWO-CHAMBER ELECTROLYSER DYNAMICS FOR STUDYING PROPERTIES OF ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES BASED ON PROTON IONIC LIQUIDS

Abstract

A mathematical model of mass transfer processes in the electrolysis of one-component solutions of 1,1 symmetric strong electrolytes NaOH and NaCl in a two-chamber electrochemical reactor with mesh electrodes based on platinum titanium is formulated. Experimental modeling of processes is performed was carried out under conditions of continuous precise monitoring of the system (NaOH concentration and volume of solution in the chambers).The electrolysis system was designed to balance the flow of components through the membrane to study its properties and to determine five unknown parameters of mathematical modeling of the process. The mathematical model is a system of equations, which includes the unknown transfer numbers of counterions through the membrane, the electrolyte diffusion coefficient, the electroosmotic flux constant, and the empirical parameters of the approximating expressions.