Method of detecting defects in ion exchange membranes of electrochemical cells by chemochromic sensors [electronic resource]

• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 621.3817 Electrical, magnetic, optical, communications, computer engineering; electronics, lighting
• Thông tin xuất bản: Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy, 2016
• Mô tả vật lý: Medium: ED : , digital, PDF file.
• Bộ sưu tập: Metadata
• ID: 256446
• Chủ đề: 1. 30 direct energy conversion; 2. 37 inorganic, organic, physical, and analytical chemistry

Tóm tắt

A method of detecting defects in membranes such as ion exchange membranes of electrochemical cells. The electrochemical cell includes an assembly having an anode side and a cathode side with the ion exchange membrane in between. In a configuration step a chemochromic sensor is placed above the cathode and flow isolation hardware lateral to the ion exchange membrane which prevents a flow of hydrogen (H.sub.2) between the cathode and anode side. The anode side is exposed to a first reactant fluid including hydrogen. The chemochromic sensor is examined after the exposing for a color change. A color change evidences the ion exchange membrane has at least one defect that permits H.sub.2 transmission therethrough.