Grimmig, Roman: Characterization of a PEM electrolyzer for ozone generation in ultrapure and drinking water applications. - Bonn, 2024. - Dissertation, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn.
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@phdthesis{handle:20.500.11811/12522,
urn: https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hbz:5-79583,
doi: https://doi.org/10.48565/bonndoc-417,
author = {{Roman Grimmig}},
title = {Characterization of a PEM electrolyzer for ozone generation in ultrapure and drinking water applications},
school = {Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn},
year = 2024,
month = oct,

note = {The electrolytic in situ generation of oxidants is an increasingly widespread technique for producing sanitized and thus safe process water in ultrapure water distribution systems. In particular, the anodic production of ozone on functionalized electrodes is a commercially available option for providing pharmaceutical-grade water. The present work therefore investigates the use of a newly developed electrolyzer with a polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) and lead dioxide (PbO2) electrodes for drinking and ultrapure water treatment. The selective analysis of electrolytically generated oxidizing agents or reactive oxygen species such as ozone (O3), hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and hydroxyl radicals (·OH) is often impeded by cross-sensitivities of commonly used photometric assays. To account for these imperfections, a step-by-step procedure to consolidate different analytical methods was developed. Depending on the applied current density, different electrolytically generated species can be detected selectively and enable the observation that the electrolytic generation of ozone only increases significantly for current densities above 0.5 A cm-2. In addition, the evolution of H2O2 only occurs in significant amounts in the presence of an organic impurity. The resulting, rapid decomposition of ozone via the peroxone process requires several equivalents of H2O2, depending on the present amount of dissolved O3.
In order to provide a sensitive in- or on-line detection for ozone in ultrapure water, electrode materials based on Pt-functionalized ionomers were developed using a modified impregnation-reduction process. The metal loading on the sensor material was determined satisfactorily using a non-destructive approach by means of computed tomography (CT). Different synthesis conditions led to different sensor properties in terms of sensitivity and applicable concentration range. After evaluation of different models by an objective information criterion, the potentiometric sensor behavior is best described by a Langmuir pseudo-isotherm. On average, 2.9 μg L-1 of dissolved ozone was found as the detection limit for all sensor materials produced, which is comparable to complex reference analysis.
Extending the application range for PEM electrolysis to the drinking water sector was evaluated by exposing the analytic feed to different water hardness levels. The electroosmosis of water is a direct function of the current density and can be estimated at 95 ± 2 mmol A-1 h-1. The transport rates of sodium, potassium, calcium and magnesium ions were modeled as a function of the current density and water hardness and were directly related to the ion mobility, independent of the water quality. Permeation leads to higher pH values of the catholyte within a few minutes and consequently to insoluble hydroxides and carbonates of the formerly dissolved hardeners. The introduction of an auxiliary cathode in the anode compartment was able to reduce tap water cation permeation indiscriminately by 18 ± 4 %.
The results show that the selected methods are suitable and directly applicable for the sensitive and selective detection of in situ produced disinfectants, in particular electrolytically generated ozone in the aqueous phase. An initial transfer of this PEM electrolyzer into the tap and drinking water environment is showcased the example of temporarily stagnant water with a constructive solution for suppressing unwanted ion crossover.},

url = {https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11811/12522}
}

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