阅读说明：本技术 电化学反应器及电化学反应系统 (Electrochemical reactor and electrochemical reaction system ) 是由 刘释元 张策 姚伟 冯德强 李龙 姜文君 于 2021-06-08 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明提供了一种电化学反应器及电化学反应系统,涉及二氧化碳还原技术领域。解决了现有反应器难以应对更为复杂的气-液,气-液-固三相反应过程研究的技术问题。该电化学反应器包括传感器或影像采集器,还包括依次固接的阳极盖板、离子膜、阴极流道板和阴极盖板,阳极盖板具有阳极流道,阴极流道板具有阴极流道,阴极流道与阳极流道相对设置并形成反应区域,阴极盖板具有连通于反应区域的流体入口、流体出口及至少两个间隔设置的采样口；传感器能够采集反应区域的物理参数。该电化学反应系统包括上述电化学反应器。该电化学反应器及电化学反应系统能够实现电化学反应过程的实时检测。(The invention provides an electrochemical reactor and an electrochemical reaction system, and relates to the technical field of carbon dioxide reduction. Solves the technical problem that the existing reactor is difficult to deal with the research of more complicated gas-liquid and gas-liquid-solid three-phase reaction process. The electrochemical reactor comprises a sensor or an image collector, and also comprises an anode cover plate, an ionic membrane, a cathode runner plate and a cathode cover plate which are fixedly connected in sequence, wherein the anode cover plate is provided with an anode runner, the cathode runner plate is provided with a cathode runner, the cathode runner and the anode runner are oppositely arranged and form a reaction area, and the cathode cover plate is provided with a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet and at least two sampling ports which are arranged at intervals and communicated with the reaction area; the sensors are capable of acquiring physical parameters of the reaction zone. The electrochemical reaction system comprises the electrochemical reactor. The electrochemical reactor and the electrochemical reaction system can realize real-time detection of the electrochemical reaction process.)

1. An electrochemical reactor, comprising: a sensor (110) or image collector;

also comprises an anode cover plate (120), an ionic membrane (130), a cathode runner plate (140) and a cathode cover plate (150) which are fixedly connected in turn,

the end face, facing the ionic membrane (130), of the anode cover plate (120) is provided with an anode flow channel (121), the cathode flow channel plate (140) is provided with a cathode flow channel (141), the cathode flow channel (141) is arranged opposite to the anode flow channel (121) and forms a reaction region, and the cathode cover plate (150) is provided with a fluid inlet (151) communicated with the reaction region, a fluid outlet (152) and at least two sampling ports (153) arranged at intervals;

the sensor (110) is capable of acquiring physical parameters of the reaction zone, the physical parameters including: at least one of temperature, humidity, fluid flow rate, mechanical structural properties, and carbon-containing gas;

the image collector is used for collecting the operation state of the reaction area.

2. The electrochemical reactor according to claim 1, wherein the sensor (110) has a plurality; the cathode cover plate (150) is provided with a plurality of mounting holes (154) for mounting the sensors (110) and is arranged at intervals.

3. The electrochemical reactor of claim 2, wherein the sensor (110) comprises at least one of a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, a temperature and humidity sensor, a stress sensor, a microgravity sensor, a gas sensor, or an infrared optical sensor;

and/or the image collector is a micro image collector and is used for observing the running state inside the flow channel.

4. The electrochemical reactor according to claim 1, wherein a sealing membrane (160) is provided between the cathode cover plate (150) and the cathode flow field plate (140).

5. The electrochemical reactor of claim 1, wherein the anode flow channels (121) are serpentine, interdigitated or meander-shaped flow channels and/or the cathode flow channels (141) are serpentine, interdigitated or meander-shaped flow channels.

6. The electrochemical reactor of claim 1, wherein the anode flow channels (121) have a rectangular, square or semi-circular cross-sectional shape and/or the cathode flow channels (141) have a rectangular, square or semi-circular cross-sectional shape.

7. Electrochemical reactor according to claim 4,

the anode cover plate (120) and the anode runner (121) thereof are made of metal titanium or titanium alloy materials; and/or the cathode cover plate (150) is made of nylon, acrylic or polyether-ether-ketone materials; and/or the cathode runner plate (140) and the cathode runner (141) thereof are made of titanium metal, titanium alloy or stainless steel material;

and/or a cathode gas diffusion layer positioned between the sealing diaphragm (160) and the ionic membrane (130) is made of carbon paper, carbon cloth, carbon nano tubes or porous polytetrafluoroethylene materials; and/or an anode catalysis layer positioned between the ionic membrane (130) and the anode cover plate (120) adopts platinum (Pt), iridium (Ir) and iridium oxide (IrO)₂) Or a nickel (Ni) material; and/or the ionic membrane (130) adopts a cation exchange membrane, an anion exchange membrane or a bipolar membrane.

8. An electrochemical reaction system, comprising:

an electrochemical reaction module (10) comprising an electrochemical reactor (100) according to any one of claims 1 to 7;

an electrolyte circulation module (20) comprising a reservoir (210) and a peristaltic pump (220), the reservoir (210) being for storing electrolyte, the peristaltic pump (220) being connected between the reservoir (210) and the anode side of the electrochemical reactor (100) by tubing;

a gas supply module (30) comprising a gas storage container (310) and a mass flow meter (320), the mass flow meter (320) being connected between the gas storage container (310) and the cathode side of the electrochemical reactor (100) by a pipeline;

a gas collection module (40) comprising a first gas collection vessel (410) and a second gas collection vessel (420), the first gas collection vessel (410) being in communication with an anode side of the electrochemical reactor (100), the second gas collection vessel (420) being in communication with a cathode side of the electrochemical reactor (100); and the number of the first and second groups,

an electrochemical workstation (50) comprising a power source electrically connected to the electrochemical reactor (100).

9. The electrochemical reaction system according to claim 8, further comprising a gas chromatography detection apparatus (60) connected to a cathode side of the electrochemical reactor (100).

10. The electrochemical reaction system of claim 8, wherein the reservoir (210) is made of polyetheretherketone material.

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of carbon dioxide reduction, in particular to an electrochemical reactor and an electrochemical reaction system.

Background

Carbon dioxide reduction is an important substance and energy conversion and storage technology, and is mainly based on catalytic reaction at present, wherein the electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide has the advantages of mild reaction conditions (normal temperature and normal pressure), single energy requirement (only electric energy is needed), high Faraday efficiency (more than 80%), simple structure, small volume, rapid reaction, rapid starting of the device and the like. By utilizing the carbon dioxide electrochemical reduction technology, carbon dioxide generated by the breathing of astronauts can be converted into oxygen in closed environments such as manned spacecrafts, space stations and the like, so that the recovery of oxygen elements and the preparation of carbon-containing fuels are realized, and the method is expected to be applied to future manned space exploration tasks. The method is expected to reduce the material carrying requirement of tasks and has important value for carrying out in-situ resource utilization on other extraterrestrial objects (such as mars) rich in carbon dioxide. With the development of catalytic technology, the hydrocarbon products generated by reduction can be further converted into organic matters such as saccharides and the like, and finally, a controllable artificial photosynthesis process is realized. In conclusion, the carbon dioxide electrochemical reduction technology is a key technology for supporting the human extraterrestrial survival task and the green low-carbon sustainable development society, and is one of the core capabilities of manned deep space exploration.

At present, the research on electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide mainly focuses on material performance and a catalytic mechanism, and a liquid phase reactor is mainly used as a reactor. However, carbon dioxide has low solubility in an aqueous solution, and thus it is difficult to increase the reduction reaction rate. Meanwhile, the reaction involves a plurality of physical and chemical processes, and a plurality of three-phase interfaces such as gas-liquid, gas-liquid-solid and the like exist among the electrolyte, the reaction gas and the catalyst in the reactor, so that the reaction is very complicated. The material transport and the state of reactors of different structures also vary greatly, which also have a significant influence on the reaction process and the products. Therefore, the measurement of the physical parameters in the reactor during the research of the carbon dioxide reduction reaction can help to deepen the understanding of the physical and chemical processes and reveal the reaction mechanism. On the basis, the influence of parameters such as temperature and humidity on the reduction efficiency is researched by controlling the input conditions, so that feedback control is realized, the system energy efficiency is improved, and a theoretical basis is provided for large-scale application of carbon dioxide reduction.

Since the carbon dioxide reduction process relates to multiple physical and chemical processes, not only catalytic materials but also other factors such as gas diffusion and electrolyte flowing state need to be researched, and the existing reactor is difficult to deal with more complex gas-liquid and gas-liquid-solid three-phase reaction process research.

Disclosure of Invention

The first purpose of the present invention is to provide an electrochemical reactor to solve the technical problem that the existing electrochemical reactor is difficult to deal with the research of more complicated gas-liquid, gas-liquid-solid three-phase reaction process.

The electrochemical reactor provided by the invention comprises: a sensor or image collector;

also comprises an anode cover plate, an ionic membrane, a cathode runner plate and a cathode cover plate which are fixedly connected in turn,

the end face, facing the ionic membrane, of the anode cover plate is provided with an anode flow channel, the cathode flow channel plate is provided with a cathode flow channel, the cathode flow channel and the anode flow channel are oppositely arranged to form a reaction area, and the cathode cover plate is provided with a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet and at least two sampling ports which are arranged at intervals and communicated with the reaction area;

the sensor is capable of acquiring physical parameters of the reaction region, the physical parameters including: at least one of temperature, humidity, fluid flow rate, mechanical structural properties, and carbon-containing gas;

the image collector is used for collecting the operation state of the reaction area.

Further, the sensor has a plurality;

the cathode cover plate is provided with a plurality of mounting holes for mounting the sensors and is arranged at intervals.

Further, the sensor comprises at least one of a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, a temperature and humidity sensor, a stress sensor, a microgravity sensor, a gas sensor or an infrared optical sensor;

and/or the image collector is a micro image collector and is used for observing the running state inside the flow channel.

Further, a sealing diaphragm is arranged between the cathode cover plate and the cathode runner plate.

Further, the anode flow channel is a serpentine flow channel, an interdigital flow channel or a square-shaped flow channel, and/or the cathode flow channel is a serpentine flow channel, an interdigital flow channel or a square-shaped flow channel.

Further, the cross section of the anode flow channel is rectangular, square or semicircular, and/or the cross section of the cathode flow channel is rectangular, square or semicircular.

Furthermore, the anode cover plate and the anode runner thereof are made of metal titanium or titanium alloy materials; and/or the cathode cover plate is made of nylon, acrylic or polyether-ether-ketone materials; and/or the cathode runner plate and the cathode runner thereof are made of titanium metal, titanium alloy or stainless steel material;

and/or the cathode gas diffusion layer positioned between the sealing diaphragm and the ionic membrane is made of carbon paper, carbon cloth, carbon nano tubes or porous polytetrafluoroethylene materials; and/or an anode catalysis layer positioned between the ionic membrane and the anode cover plate adopts platinum (Pt), iridium (Ir) and iridium oxide (IrO)₂) Or a nickel (Ni) material; and/or, said separatingThe sub-membrane adopts a cation exchange membrane, an anion exchange membrane or a bipolar membrane.

In this embodiment, the electrochemical reactor is provided with a sensor for acquiring the reaction region, and during the reaction process, the physical parameters (such as one or more of temperature, humidity, mechanical structure performance, fluid flow rate, and carbon-containing gas) of the reaction region can be acquired in real time, so as to know the internal physical parameters of the electrochemical reactor in the reaction process in real time; the image collector can collect the operation state of the reaction area; moreover, the reaction area is not inside the liquid storage bottle or the liquid storage container, but the anode flow channel, the cathode flow channel and the corresponding reaction area are subjected to reaction, and the gas phase reaction is carried out at the moment, so that the problem of low solubility of carbon dioxide in the electrolyte is solved. In addition, a plurality of sampling ports are independent each other for gather gaseous, can adopt the cushion to seal, can utilize gas chromatography sampling needle sample detection.

The second objective of the present invention is to provide an electrochemical reaction system to solve the technical problem that the existing electrochemical reactor is difficult to deal with the more complicated gas-liquid, gas-liquid-solid three-phase reaction process research.

The electrochemical reaction system includes:

an electrochemical reaction module comprising the electrochemical reactor;

the electrolyte circulation module comprises a liquid storage container and a peristaltic pump, wherein the liquid storage container is used for storing electrolyte, and the peristaltic pump is connected between the liquid storage container and the anode side of the electrochemical reactor through a pipeline;

the gas supply module comprises a gas storage container and a mass flowmeter, and the mass flowmeter is connected between the gas storage container and the cathode side of the electrochemical reactor through a pipeline;

a gas collection module comprising a first gas collection vessel in communication with the anode side of the electrochemical reactor and a second gas collection vessel in communication with the cathode side of the electrochemical reactor; and the number of the first and second groups,

an electrochemical workstation comprising a power source electrically connected to the electrochemical reactor.

Further, the device also comprises a gas chromatography detection device which is connected to the cathode side of the electrochemical reactor.

Further, the liquid storage container is made of a polyether-ether-ketone material.

Since the electrochemical reaction system provided by the present invention includes the electrochemical reactor, all advantages of the electrochemical reactor are provided, and thus, detailed description thereof is omitted.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only embodiments of the present invention, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to the provided drawings without creative efforts.

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of an electrochemical reactor according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of an electrochemical reaction system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating the principle of carbon dioxide reduction testing of the electrochemical reaction system according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a temperature test chart of the electrochemical reaction system of the embodiment of the present invention under different flow rates and voltages;

FIG. 5 is a humidity test chart of an electrochemical reaction system of an embodiment of the present invention under different flow rates and voltages;

FIG. 6 shows an electrochemical reaction system with the same flow rate, different voltages and different sampling positions for CO and H according to an embodiment of the present invention₂The faraday current test pattern of (1).

Description of reference numerals:

10-an electrochemical reaction module;

100-an electrochemical reactor;

110-a sensor;

120-anode cover plate; 121-anode flow channel;

130-ionic membrane;

140-cathode flow field plate; 141-a cathode flow channel;

150-a cathode cover plate;

151-fluid inlet; 152-a fluid outlet; 153-sample port; 154-mounting holes;

20-an electrolyte circulation module;

210-a reservoir; 220-a peristaltic pump;

30-an air supply module;

310-gas storage container; 320-mass flow meter;

40-a gas collection module;

410-a first gas collection vessel; 420-a second gas collection vessel;

50-electrochemical workstation.

Detailed Description

In order to make the aforementioned objects, features and advantages of the present invention comprehensible, embodiments accompanied with figures are described in detail below. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not intended to limit the invention.

Under special environment such as the extraterrestrial environment, the artificial photosynthesis reaction is carried out to reduce the carbon dioxide into products containing carbon and hydrogen and oxygen, thereby realizing oxygen recovery and in-situ resource utilization. In order to realize the systematic research of the reaction process, the invention provides an electrochemical reaction and an electrochemical reaction system, which mainly detect the multiphase reaction process through a plurality of physical sensors and can realize the regulation and control of reaction working conditions such as temperature, humidity, flow rate and the like. The problems that the physical parameters and the running state in the reactor can not be observed in the reaction process and the like are solved. In addition, the problem of low solubility of carbon dioxide in the electrolyte is solved by utilizing gas phase reaction, and the problem of electrolyte corrosion is solved by utilizing a titanium metal integrated structure to manufacture the anode plate.

As shown in fig. 1, the electrochemical reactor provided in this embodiment includes: a sensor 110 or image collector;

further comprises an anode cover plate 120, an ionic membrane 130, a cathode flow passage plate 140 and a cathode cover plate 150 which are fixedly connected in sequence.

The end surface of the anode cover plate 120 facing the ion membrane 130 is provided with an anode channel 121, the cathode channel plate 140 is provided with a cathode channel 141, the cathode channel 141 and the anode channel 121 are oppositely arranged and form a reaction region, and the cathode cover plate 150 is provided with a fluid inlet 151, a fluid outlet 152 and at least two sampling ports 153 arranged at intervals, which are communicated with the reaction region;

the sensor 110 is capable of acquiring physical parameters of the reaction zone, including: at least one of temperature, humidity, mechanical structural properties, fluid flow rate, and carbon-containing gas;

the image collector is used for collecting the operation state of the reaction area.

In this embodiment, the electrochemical reactor is provided with a sensor for acquiring the reaction region, and during the reaction process, the physical parameters (such as one or more of temperature, humidity, mechanical structure performance, fluid flow rate, and carbon-containing gas) of the reaction region can be acquired in real time, so as to know the internal physical parameters of the electrochemical reactor in the reaction process in real time; the image collector can collect the operation state of the reaction area; moreover, the reaction area is not inside the liquid storage bottle or the liquid storage container, but the anode flow channel 121, the cathode flow channel 141 and the corresponding reaction area are reacted, and the gas phase reaction is performed at this time, so that the problem of low solubility of carbon dioxide in the electrolyte is solved. In addition, a plurality of sampling ports 154 are independent of each other, are used for gathering gas, can adopt the cushion to seal, can also utilize gas chromatography sampling needle sample detection.

In this embodiment, the inductive heads of the plurality of sensors may be uniformly distributed at the fixed positions of the reaction region, and the plurality of sampling ports may be uniformly distributed at the fixed positions corresponding to the reaction region.

The sensors at different positions can be used for carrying out online detection on physical parameters such as temperature, humidity and the like, and the influence of the sensors on the reaction process is researched. The reaction conditions under different temperature conditions were studied by heating the reactor. In addition, the reactor is provided with an independent gas sampling port, so that the accumulation conditions of carbon dioxide reduction products at different positions can be rapidly sampled and tested, and the change of the reaction process and the Faraday efficiency can be analyzed.

In the present embodiment, the sensor 110 has a plurality; accordingly, the cathode cover plate 150 has a plurality of mounting holes 154 for mounting the sensors 110, and is spaced apart therefrom. Specifically, the mounting hole 154 may be a circular hole, a square hole, or a rectangular hole, and may be processed into a hole with a corresponding shape according to the shape of the sensor 110. During installation, the sensor 110 penetrates or passes through the installation hole 154, and the induction head of the sensor can extend into the corresponding position of the reaction area, so that the device has the advantages of simple structure and convenience in installation.

In this embodiment, the sensor 110 includes at least one of a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, a temperature and humidity sensor, a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, a stress sensor, a microgravity sensor, a gas sensor, or an infrared optical sensor; the temperature sensor can detect the temperature of the corresponding position in the electrochemical reactor, the humidity sensor can detect the humidity of the corresponding position in the electrochemical reactor, the stress sensor can detect the mechanical structure performance of the corresponding position in the electrochemical reactor, the microgravity sensor can track the running state of the corresponding position in the electrochemical reactor, and the gas sensor or the infrared optical gas sensor can detect trace carbon-containing gas.

In this embodiment, the temperature and humidity sensor can be selected as the sensor to detect the temperature and humidity in the reaction process. But not limited to, a stress sensor for detecting mechanical structure performance, a microgravity sensor for tracking the motion state of the reactor, a gas sensor or an infrared optical gas sensor for detecting trace carbon-containing gas and an industrial endoscope for observing the internal state of the flow channel can be selected according to the requirements of research contents. Experiments are carried out in a microgravity environment and a narrow space, and the sensor detection control module, the endoscope and the like are utilized to research physical phenomena such as gas-liquid state, gas-liquid separation and the like in the small closed reactor, so that the method has great significance, is favorable for fully utilizing experimental conditions, and obtains experimental data as much as possible. The sensor is controlled by external desktop software and hardware, and a microcomputer can be used for compiling a prefabricated program for the independent mobile equipment to carry out intelligent control.

Preferably, the temperature and humidity sensor is small-sized SHT31 or other SHT3X high-precision temperature and humidity sensors, the detection humidity range is 0-100% RH, the detection precision is +/-2% RH, the detection temperature reaction is-40-125 ℃, and the precision is +/-0.2 ℃; the signal acquisition can adopt a serial RS485 or IIC communication mode and the like, and a corresponding signal acquisition program can be compiled by using C language, Python language and the like; the position of the sensor is positioned according to the distribution of the flow channels and the arrangement of the sampling ports, for example, the sensor is respectively arranged at the inlet of the corresponding flow channel, the outlet of the flow channel and the inside of the flow channel and is used for detecting the temperature and the humidity of the corresponding position.

In this embodiment, the electrochemical reactor further includes a micro optical image collector for observing the operation state inside the flow channel. The micro optical image collector comprises an industrial endoscope and the like and is used for observing the internal running states of the anode flow channel and the cathode flow channel.

By adopting the sensor and the miniature optical image collector, the advantages of the sensor and the miniature optical image collector can be exerted, physical phenomena such as internal gas and liquid states and gas-liquid separation of the small-sized closed electrochemical reactor can be researched, real-time dynamic measurement is carried out, and relevant experimental data can be obtained as much as possible.

In this embodiment, a sealing diaphragm 160 is disposed between the cathode cover plate 150 and the cathode flow field plate 140. The sealing diaphragm 160 is provided to seal the cathode flow field plate and the cathode flow field on the cathode side, thereby preventing the electrolyte or gas from leaking from the cathode flow field plate and the cathode flow field.

In this embodiment, the anode flow channel 121 is a serpentine flow channel, an interdigital flow channel, or a zigzag flow channel, and is used for studying the influence of the gas and liquid fluid flowing process on the reaction.

In this embodiment, the cathode flow channel 141 is a serpentine flow channel, an interdigital flow channel, or a zigzag flow channel, and is used for studying the influence of the gas and liquid fluid flowing process on the reaction.

In this embodiment, the cross section of the anode flow channel 121 is rectangular, square or semicircular, the characteristic length thereof can be designed to be 0.5-5 mm, and the flow channel length is designed to be 10-100 mm according to the layout and functional requirements of the sensor.

In this embodiment, the cross-sectional shape of the cathode flow channel 141 is rectangular, square or semicircular, the characteristic length thereof can be designed to be 0.5-5 mm, and the flow channel length is designed to be 10-100 mm according to the layout and functional requirements of the sensor.

In this embodiment, the anode cover plate 120 and the anode runner 121 thereof are made of titanium or titanium alloy. The titanium metal material can effectively avoid anode electrolyte and electrochemical reaction from corroding the anode flow channel and the anode cover plate. The anode cover plate 120 and the anode flow channel 121 may be an integral structure or a split structure, that is, the anode cover plate 120 is provided with an open groove, the bottom of the groove is closed, the open groove faces the ion membrane 130, and the anode cover plate 120 has a function of a current collecting plate.

In this embodiment, the cathode cover plate 150 is made of nylon, acrylic or Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) material; has the advantages of corrosion resistance and insulativity.

In this embodiment, the cathode runner plate 140 and the cathode runners 141 are made of titanium, titanium alloy or stainless steel; has the advantages of high structural strength and electrochemical corrosion resistance.

In this embodiment, the cathode gas diffusion layer located between the sealing diaphragm 160 and the ionic membrane 130 is made of carbon paper, carbon cloth, carbon nanotube, or porous Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE).

In this embodiment, the anode catalytic layer between the ionic membrane 130 and the anode cover plate 120 is made of platinum (Pt), iridium (Ir), iridium oxide (IrO)₂) Or a nickel (Ni) material.

In this embodiment, the ion membrane 130 is a cation exchange membrane, an anion exchange membrane, or a bipolar membrane.

It should be noted that, the separators (including the anode cover plate, the ion membrane, the cathode runner plate, the diaphragm cathode cover plate, etc.) are sealed by a silica gel pad or a fluorine rubber pad to prevent the leakage of the electrolyte and the gas.

Compared with the existing carbon dioxide reduction reaction device, the embodiment of the invention has the following advantages:

dry and wet carbon dioxide gas is adopted on the cathode side, so that the defect of low solubility of carbon dioxide in a solution is overcome, and the current density of carbon dioxide reduction is improved.

Secondly, an independent gas sampling port is added in the reaction flow channel, so that the method can be used for quickly detecting gas generation bodies accumulated at different positions in the reaction flow channel.

The anode adopts titanium metal to directly process the flow channel, the collector plate and the cover plate, and the structure is simple. The titanium metal and the titanium alloy can effectively avoid the corrosion of the electrolyte.

And fourthly, the physical parameters of the reaction area are dynamically measured in real time, which is helpful for deepening the understanding of the reduction process of the carbon dioxide and disclosing the reaction mechanism. The temperature and humidity sensor can detect local temperature and humidity in real time to perform accurate feedback control on the flow rate and humidity of inlet gas, and the influence of parameters such as temperature and humidity on reduction efficiency is researched by controlling input conditions, so that a research basis is provided for large-scale application of carbon dioxide reduction.

The temperature and humidity sensor can be replaced by other types of miniature detectors as required, can be used for detecting the state of the reaction device, and estimates the current electrochemical efficiency and the like by combining the accumulated experimental data; the method is used for researching the influence of different working conditions of an inlet on a reaction process, the permeation analysis of the electrolyte under the conditions of different types of membranes, different membrane thicknesses and the like, and the influence of hydrophilicity and hydrophobicity of a gas diffusion layer on carbon dioxide reduction reaction.

The sensors can effectively accumulate experimental data through real-time dynamic measurement, provide data support for microgravity environment testing, and can perform preset automatic feedback control according to ground testing results to guarantee stable operation or adjust according to multi-sensor monitoring data to guarantee long-term stable operation under the optimal working state.

In this embodiment, the method for manufacturing an electrochemical reactor includes the following steps:

and S100, machining components such as a metal titanium plate, a cathode flow channel, an acrylic cathode cover plate and the like in a machining mode according to a model and a drawing designed by three-dimensional drawing software.

S102, preparing slurry with a certain concentration by using commercial Ag nano particles, spraying the slurry on carbon paper with the thickness of 200 microns and the area of 20mm to 60mm, and enabling the loading amount to be 1-5 mg/cm²Thus, a cathode material was produced.

S104, selecting carbon paper with the thickness of 200 mu m, cutting the carbon paper into rectangles with the area of 20mm to 60mm, and removing the carbon paper by using isopropanol, ethanol and ethanolRespectively ultrasonically treating the ionized water for 30 minutes, washing the ionized water by deionized water, and drying the washed ionized water in a vacuum drying oven for 1 hour. Weighing 5mg of Ir/C powder with the particle size of 20nm, dissolving the Ir/C powder in 20ml of mixed solution of absolute ethyl alcohol and deionized water, adding 0.5ml of Nafion solution into the mixed solution, stirring the solution uniformly, spraying the prepared Ir/C slurry on carbon paper to prepare an anode electrode material with the loading capacity of 0.24mg/cm²Thus, an anode material was produced.

And (2) placing the anion exchange membrane in a NaCl solution with the concentration of 1.5 wt%, soaking for 24 hours at normal temperature, then soaking for half an hour in deionized water, washing and taking, and thus preparing the ionic membrane.

And S106, placing the anode material and the ionic membrane prepared in the S104 and the cathode material prepared in the S102 between the anode cover plate and the cathode flow channel, and packaging by using a silica gel pad. The cathode, anode and sensor periphery were sealed with 0.3mm thick silicone gel.

And S108, arranging the temperature and humidity sensors at the appointed sampling positions in a distributed manner, sealing the temperature and humidity sensors by using an upper layer and a lower layer of 0.8mm silica gel, placing the temperature and humidity sensors between the cathode flow channel plate and the cathode cover plate, connecting a communication and power supply circuit, and starting detection hardware.

And S110, fastening and sealing the whole device of S106 and S108 through insulating screws, and connecting the leads at corresponding positions on the anode side and the cathode side.

The present embodiment also provides an electrochemical reaction system, as shown in fig. 2 and 3, the electrochemical reaction system includes: an electrochemical reaction module 10, an electrolyte circulation module 20, a gas supply module 30, a gas collection module 40, and an electrochemical workstation 50.

An electrochemical reaction module 10 includes the electrochemical reactor 100.

The electrolyte circulation module 20 includes a reservoir 210 for storing electrolyte and a peristaltic pump 220, the peristaltic pump 220 being connected between the reservoir 210 and the anode side of the electrochemical reactor 100 via tubing. The liquid storage container 210 may be a liquid storage bottle, which has a one-in-two-out mode, and the electrolyte is driven by a peristaltic pump to flow from the liquid storage bottle to the anode side of the electrochemical reactor, so that the oxygen generated by the water oxidation reaction and the electrolyte are recycled into the liquid storage bottle, and the generated gas is discharged into a corresponding gas collection container above the liquid storage bottle. The liquid storage bottle for storing the electrolyte can be made of corrosion-resistant materials such as Polyetheretherketone (PEEK). The electrolyte can be selected from 0-1 mol/L sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, sodium bicarbonate, potassium bicarbonate, phosphate buffer solution and other electrolytes. The flow range of the peristaltic pump can be selected to be 0-100 ml/min. The electrolyte is non-contact driven by the peristaltic pump 220 to avoid corrosion and greatly increase system reliability.

The gas supply module 30 includes a gas storage container 310 and a mass flow meter 320, and the mass flow meter 320 is connected between the gas storage container 310 and the cathode side of the electrochemical reactor 100 through a pipe.

The gas collection module 40 comprises a first gas collection container 410 and a second gas collection container 420, the first gas collection container 410 being in communication with the anode side of the electrochemical reactor 100 and the second gas collection container 420 being in communication with the cathode side of the electrochemical reactor 100. The sampling port 154 is disposed on the cathode side of the electrochemical reactor 100, the sampling port 154 can be communicated with a gas chromatography detection device, and a gas sensor can be used to replace the gas detection device to detect the product concentration in a workplace where the gas chromatography cannot be used in a narrow space. In this embodiment, the first gas collection container 410 and the second gas collection container 420 employ gas collection bags.

The electrochemical workstation 50 includes a power source electrically connected to the electrochemical reactor 100.

In this embodiment, a gas chromatography detection device 60 is further included and is connected to the cathode side of the electrochemical reactor 100.

In this embodiment, as shown in fig. 2 and 3, the anode side, the peristaltic pump, and the liquid storage bottle form a closed loop; the cathode side, the mass flow meter 320 and the gas storage bag are connected through a pipeline. The current collecting plates (in this embodiment, the anode cover plate and the cathode current collecting plate) on the cathode side and the anode side are respectively connected with the electrochemical workstation 50 through leading out tabs. The electrochemical reactor 100 is used for electrocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction reaction, and the cathode side air inlet (fluid inlet 151) of the electrochemical reactor 100 is controlled by a pipeline through a mass flow meter 320Is connected with a carbon dioxide gas bottle (gas storage container 310), a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet on the anode side are connected with a liquid storage bottle through a rubber tube by a peristaltic pump, and KHCO with the concentration of 0.5mol/L is selected as the electrolyte₃The purity of the solution of carbon dioxide is 99.99%. The outlets of the cathode and the anode are respectively communicated with the air collecting bag and the liquid storage bottle at corresponding positions. The flow of gas and liquid is accurately controlled by the mass flow meter 320 and the peristaltic pump 220, and the flow rate of gas is ensured to be 50ml/min or 100 ml/min; the flow rate of the electrolyte on the anode side was 50 ml/min. The conductive tabs of the base plates on the cathode side and the anode side of the device are connected with an electrochemical workstation, the cathode side is connected with a cathode, the anode side is connected with an anode, 2.8V or 3.0V working voltage is applied between the anode side and the cathode side of an electrochemical reactor, and corresponding temperature and humidity data are detected and recorded by utilizing a sensor program.

It should be noted that, in step S108, when the temperature and humidity sensor is adopted, the sensor program is used to detect and record the corresponding temperature and humidity data; in step S108, when the microgravity sensor is used, the gas at different positions is extracted by the chromatographic sampling needle, and the gas chromatography is used to detect the gas generation.

In this embodiment, as shown in fig. 4, a temperature sensor or a temperature and humidity sensor may be disposed at a corresponding position of the electrochemical reactor, where the temperature and humidity sensor is an integrated temperature and humidity sensor, and has two functions, namely, a temperature sensor and a humidity sensor. Continuing to refer to fig. 4, temperature sensors are disposed at the outer ring, the inlet, the middle part and the outlet, wherein the outer ring refers to the laboratory environment where the electrochemical reactor is located, the inlet refers to the cathode-side gas inlet of the electrochemical reactor, the middle part refers to the position of about half of the flow path of the corresponding flow channel at the cathode side of the electrochemical reactor, the outlet refers to the cathode-side gas outlet of the electrochemical reactor, which is the outlet of the reactor product and the carrier gas, and the sensor is disposed in the laboratory environment where the electrochemical reactor is located to detect the ambient temperature, it should be noted that the ambient temperature is not heated or cooled during the reaction process; as can be seen from the comparative analysis of the curves in FIG. 4, the temperature curves of the sensor test at different positions of the reactor are shown under different gas flows and different reaction tank voltages, and the tank voltage refers to the voltage between the cathode and the anode; as can be seen from the graph in fig. 4, the temperature at different positions of the electrochemical reactor during the electrochemical reaction does not greatly differ from the temperature at the outer ring, which indicates that the heat amount change during the electrochemical reaction is small and can be ignored. According to the electrochemical reactor provided by the embodiment of the invention, if an external heating device is added, the temperature ranges of different working areas can be detected in real time by using the sensor, so that irreversible damage to materials such as a catalyst, an ionic membrane and the like or the reactor itself caused by overheating in the reactor is avoided, and reliable detection data is provided for equipment shutdown protection.

In this embodiment, as shown in fig. 5, a humidity sensor or a temperature and humidity sensor may be disposed at a corresponding position of the electrochemical reactor, for example, the temperature and humidity sensors are disposed at the positions of "outer ring", "inlet", "middle" and "outlet", and fig. 5 is a test curve for testing relative humidity by using different position sensors at different gas flow rates and different reactor tank voltages. As can be seen from fig. 5, the test results at the three positions showed an increase phenomenon, which indicates that, during the electrochemical reaction, some moisture penetrated from the anolyte phase side to the cathode gas phase side and the relative humidity increased toward saturation as the flow channel grew. It should be noted that the outer ring of the test chamber refers to the laboratory environment where the electrochemical reactor is located, the air humidity in the laboratory needs to be measured, the test result is used to compare the reaction gas, the inlet relative humidity is almost zero and is pure CO₂A gas; the comparison of the outer ring with the inlet shows that the gas is introduced without water vapor; the test results of the inlet, the middle and the outlet at the three positions are increased, which shows that part of moisture permeates from the liquid phase at the anode side to the gas phase at the cathode side in the electrochemical reaction process and the relative humidity tends to be saturated along with the increase of the flow channel. And excessive water vapor can be liquefied to submerge the cathode side catalyst in the water solution, so that a flooding phenomenon occurs, and the flooding phenomenon is not beneficial to gas phase carbon dioxide reduction. In fig. 5, the significance of the humidity test is to detect the relative humidity of different areas in real time. Relative humidity detection for detecting humidity by changing gasThe method for adjusting the relative humidity of the cathode side by using the flow rate or the start-stop device has important practical application significance, for example, feedback adjustment of the relative humidity in the cathode side can be realized, and the relative humidity can be kept stable.

In this embodiment, as shown in fig. 6, a faraday current diagram converted from the cumulative reduction product at the middle of the flow channel and the outlet of the reactor at different cell voltages at a flow rate of 100sccm is shown; as can be seen from fig. 6, as the electrochemical reaction process accumulates, the total current density at the outlet is greater than the total current at the intermediate position, i.e., more products; the 2.8V voltage is higher than the current of 3.0V voltage on the whole, which shows that the carbon dioxide reduction capability under 2.8V is stronger; the hydrogen current of 3.0V is obviously larger, and the hydrogen generating capacity under high potential is stronger. It should be noted that the cell voltage refers to the voltage between the cathode and the anode, and has no direct relation with the position of the sensor; external conditions of the test can be understood to be similar to the test conditions of atmospheric pressure, temperature, etc.

In summary, the electrochemical reaction system provided by the embodiment of the invention can be used for the performance research of catalytic materials, membrane electrodes or gas diffusion layers; and physical parameters such as temperature, humidity, flow rate and the like of the corresponding flow channel inlet of the electrochemical reactor can be monitored through a built-in sensor, the reaction physical and chemical process is researched, and the feedback control is carried out on the reaction process. The electrochemical reactor has compact structure and small required space; the cathode side adopts gas phase reaction, and can directly use carbon dioxide gas with higher concentration or pure carbon dioxide gas, thus overcoming the defect of low solubility of carbon dioxide in electrolyte. The peristaltic pump is adopted on the anode side to drive, so that the corrosion problem of electrolyte to the pump is avoided, the flowing electrolyte can quickly take away oxygen generated in the reaction process, the overpotential caused by the accumulation of bubbles on the surface of the catalytic electrode is reduced, and the electrochemical reactor and the electrochemical reaction system can be applied to general environments or environments for simulating microgravity, microgravity and the like.

Although the present invention is disclosed above, the present invention is not limited thereto. Various changes and modifications may be effected therein by one skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Finally, it is also to be noted that the term "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof is intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising an … …" does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element.

The previous description of the disclosed embodiments is provided to enable any person skilled in the art to make or use the present invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the generic principles defined herein may be applied to other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Thus, the present invention is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown herein but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.