Published February 1, 2006 | Version v1
Journal article

Electrochemical behaviour of a vanadium anode in phosphoric acid and phosphate solutions

  • 1. Laboratoire d'Electrochimie, Ecole Nationale Superieure de Chimie de Rennes, Avenue du General Leclerc, 35700 Rennes (France)
  • 2. Laboratoire de Chimie du Solide, UMR 6511, Ecole Nationale Superieure de Chimie de Rennes, Avenue du General Leclerc, 35700 Rennes (France)

Description

Anodic polarisation of a vanadium electrode has been studied in H3PO4 solutions and some phosphate solutions: LiH2PO4, NaH2PO4, KH2PO4 and NH4H2PO4. The anodic behaviour of a vanadium electrode showed similarities in weak concentrated H3PO4, in LiH2PO4 and NaH2PO4 solutions: the polarisation curve exhibited a current peak followed by current oscillations and then a current plateau. Concentrated H3PO4, 1 M KH2PO4 and NH4H2PO4 solutions involved vanadium passivation with a very slight current density plateau. Yellow compound identified to VOPO4.2H2O was obtained after controlled potential oxidation of vanadium in 5-10 M H3PO4. Green products were obtained in 1 M phosphate solutions and in 1-3 M H3PO4 on vanadium anode after controlled potential electrolysis. All these vanadophosphate compounds contained the monovalent cation which was present in the solution

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.electacta.2005.06.030;
PII
S0013-4686(05)00714-0;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Electrochimica Acta
Journal Volume
51
Journal Issue
10
Journal Page Range
p. 1990-1995
ISSN
0013-4686
CODEN
ELCAAV

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