The Conductivity of Aqueous K2CO3 at Elevated Temperatures and Pressures, Measured using the AC van der Pauw Technique

The Conductivity of Aqueous K2CO3 at Elevated Temperatures and Pressures, Measured using the AC van der Pauw Technique

P.L. MollerupA.S. Christiansen N. Bonanos M.B. Mogensen 

Department of Energy Conversion and Storage, Technical University of Denmark, Frederiksborgvej 399, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark

Corresponding Author Email: 
plmo@teknologisk.dk
Page: 
279-285
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DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.14447/jnmes.v16i4.154
Received: 
11 March 2013
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Accepted: 
9 July 2013
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Abstract: 

Conductivity measurements of aqueous K2CO3 were performed using the van der Pauw method and a specially designed sam- ple holder with Pt wires as electrodes. The resistance was measured using alternating current. The conductivity of 10-50 wt% aqueous K2CO3 was measured at room temperature and ambient pressure. The conductivity was found to increase with concentration up to 30-40 wt%, and decline at higher concentrations. Furthermore, the conductivity of 5-30 wt% aqueous K2CO3 was measured up to 180-200 °C at 30 bar. The highest conductivity measured was 1.34 S/cm at 172 °C for 30 wt% K2CO3 (aq). The conductivity was found to increase with concentration and also temperature for 5-15 wt%. For 20 and 30 wt% K2CO3 (aq) the conductivity also increased with temperature up to a certain point and then a drop was seen at 150 and 180 °C, respectively. The activation energy was also obtained by fitting the data to a modified Arrhenius equation. The activation energy was found to be in the range 0.14-0.17 eV and did not appear to be concentration de- pendent.

Keywords: 

Conductivity; K2CO3; Aqueous solution; Van der Pauw; Electrolysis

1. Introduction
2. Experimental
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusion
6. Acknowledgements
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