ADDITIVES FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL FLOW REACTORS

Abstract

An electrochemical reactor, which may be a half-cell of a rechargeable battery, comprises a liquid electrolyte which is pumped through the half-cell and has an electrochemical system in which a solid is deposited at an electrode while electric current is flowing. The liquid comprises a high molecular weight polymer or a viscoelastic surfactant enabling elastic turbulence to occur and the half-cell is configured to compel through flow to make changes in direction, so that elastic turbulence occurs, enhancing mass transport through the liquid and reducing overpotential at the electrode, which enhances uniformity of deposited solid and inhibits parasitic reactions.

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