General simplified model to calculate current distribution in electrochemical reactors with N bipolar electrodes

A new mathematical model to calculate current density distributions and leakage current in electrochemical reactors with N bipolar electrodes, which are closer to those found in the industrial field, is developed. Several electrochemical kinetics are considered with the aim of making the model as diverse and robust as possible. Parametric analyses are carried out. The number of bipolar electrodes being used affects current density distributions, reaching a limit if N > 10. The models are validated with experimental points considering primary and secondary current density distribution, and these results are compared with those obtained from previous models.Fil: Rodríguez Torres, Israel. Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí; MéxicoFil: Henquín, Eduardo Rubén. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe. Instituto de Desarrollo y Diseño. Universidad Tecnológica Nacional. Facultad Regional Santa Fe. Instituto de Desarrollo y Diseño; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Ingeniería Química; Argentin