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[*] posted on 11-9-2019 at 18:30
I'm wondering: can a "blue TiO2 nanotube array" anode make perchlorate?


This type of anode is described in this paper:



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[*] posted on 12-9-2019 at 22:32


Seems interesting and replicable in amateur setting given some commitment. If I get my hands on a sample of ammonium fluoride then I'll give it a try.



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[*] posted on 13-9-2019 at 07:30


Nice find, looks really interesting indeed. I'm tempted to try it too, but it will have to wait until I can find time for experiments again.

I wander if NaF can be substituted.
They also mention adding ethylene glycol to that same electrolyte, but don't specify the concentration or amount to add. Maybe it is described in reference [25], but the full text for ref 25 sits behind a paywall.




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[*] posted on 17-9-2019 at 10:06


Blue TiO2 NTA might also make a good field emission cathode.

And I see that someone is selling ammonium fluoride on amazon at a price of $25 for 150 grams.

(BTW from another paper it seems that this stuff may eventually lose catalytic activity as Ti3+ is slowly oxidized to Ti4+ but it can apparently be largely restored by periodic cathodic polarization).

If anyone tries making this please post your progress/results here.





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[*] posted on 17-9-2019 at 11:04


Quote: Originally posted by phlogiston  
They also mention adding ethylene glycol to that same electrolyte, but don't specify the concentration or amount to add. Maybe it is described in reference [25], but the full text for ref 25 sits behind a paywall.


Here you are:

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(This topic is waaayy outside my knowledge, but I figured providing the paper could be more helpful than nothing)

[Edited on 17-9-2019 by 12thealchemist]




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