(732j) Process Modeling and Simulation of Electrochemical Processes Poster
AIChE Annual Meeting
2022
2022 Annual Meeting
RAPID Manufacturing Institute for Process Intensification
RAPID Poster Session
Monday, November 14, 2022 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm
"Abstract
Numerous electrochemical technologies are being developed for energy and sustainability. Examples include electrochemical processes for chemical synthesis, batteries for power storage, fuel cells for power generation, electric vehicles, semiconductors, waste treatment, water purification, biosensors, etc. With higher efficiency and less environmental footprint, electrochemical technologies garner heightened interest among academia and industries to develop and optimize these processes. Yet, the knowledge of electrochemical fundamentals is limited to specialists and excluded from the model library of chemical process simulators readily accessible to millions of chemical engineers [Ref 1]. To accelerate the application of electrochemical technologies in the chemical industry, it is important to capture the knowledge of electrochemical fundamentals in process simulators to encourage chemical engineers to practice electrochemical engineering and to expand the scope of this promising field.
This paper presents a concise summary of electrochemical fundamentals essential to model and simulate electrochemical processes. The electrochemical fundamentals include basic concepts in electrochemistry, transport phenomena, and thermodynamics. The paper also covers a review of state-of-the-art in modeling electrochemical processes and presents an example in modeling and simulating a commercially important electrochemical process to produce adiponitrile from acrylonitrile. Furthermore, this paper suggests development of specific model library modules in process simulators for electrochemical engineering.
Numerous electrochemical technologies are being developed for energy and sustainability. Examples include electrochemical processes for chemical synthesis, batteries for power storage, fuel cells for power generation, electric vehicles, semiconductors, waste treatment, water purification, biosensors, etc. With higher efficiency and less environmental footprint, electrochemical technologies garner heightened interest among academia and industries to develop and optimize these processes. Yet, the knowledge of electrochemical fundamentals is limited to specialists and excluded from the model library of chemical process simulators readily accessible to millions of chemical engineers [Ref 1]. To accelerate the application of electrochemical technologies in the chemical industry, it is important to capture the knowledge of electrochemical fundamentals in process simulators to encourage chemical engineers to practice electrochemical engineering and to expand the scope of this promising field.
This paper presents a concise summary of electrochemical fundamentals essential to model and simulate electrochemical processes. The electrochemical fundamentals include basic concepts in electrochemistry, transport phenomena, and thermodynamics. The paper also covers a review of state-of-the-art in modeling electrochemical processes and presents an example in modeling and simulating a commercially important electrochemical process to produce adiponitrile from acrylonitrile. Furthermore, this paper suggests development of specific model library modules in process simulators for electrochemical engineering.
References
1. C.-C. Chen, M.B. Gorensek, J.F. Scott, I. Palou-Rivera, ""Challenges and Opportunities in Process Modeling of Intensified Chemical Processes,"" Chemical Engineering Progress, 2020, 116, 35-42.
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