Pathways to Electrochemical Ironmaking at Scale Via the Direct Reduction of Fe2O3
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: Electrochemical ironmaking can provide an energy efficient, zero-emissions alternative to traditional methods of ironmaking, but the scalability of low-temperature electrochemical cells may be constrained by reactor throughput and the availability of acceptable feedstocks. Electrodes directly converting solid iron-oxide particles to metal circumvent traditional mass-transport limitations but are sensitive to both the particle size and nanoscale morphology of reactants. The effect of these properties on reactor throughput has not been systematically studied at model electrowinning surfaces. Here, we have used size-controlled, homologous α -Fe 2 O 3 particles to study how the nanoscale morphology of oxides influences the obtainable current density toward Fe metal and integrated these results in a technoeconomic model for alkaline iron electrowinning systems. Micron-scale α -Fe 2 O 3 with nanoscale porosity can be used to form Fe at current densities commensurate with industrial water electrolysis (>0.6 A cm − 2 ) in the absence of external convection, providing a path to cost-competitive and scalable ironmaking using electrochemistry.
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Anastasiia Konovalova
Andrew C. Goldman
Raj Shekhar
Isaac Triplett
Louka J. Moutarlier
Minkyoung Kwak
P. Kempler
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