Porous Solid Electrolyte (PSE) Reactors

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Buy PSE reactors | Choosing a PSE reactor | Applications | Technical Support Porous solid electrolyte (PSE) reactors are electrochemical devices that eliminate the liquid catholyte layer entirely. This enables the direct synthesis of high-purity, concentrated liquid chemicals such as formic acid or hydrogen peroxide, straight from gas-phase inputs. Standard GDE flow cells solve the mass-transport problem for gas-phase reactants. However, the product still ends up diluted in a flowing catholyte stream, mixed with supporting electrolyte salts. Separating that product back out is often the most energy-intensive step in the whole process. PSE reactors solve this issue: a central porous solid electrolyte channel, typically made from a high-conductivity ion-exchange resin or polymer membrane, replaces the catholyte entirely. Ions generated at the cathode (H + and HCOO~ - , for example) migrate into this central chamber and recombine there, forming a pure, concentrated liquid product that can be swept out using nothing more than deionised water or a gas carrier. This also addresses a stability problem that limits GDE flow cell operation. Without a bulk liquid catholyte, there's no bulk phase for carbonate salts to precipitate into, so the flooding and salt-build up failures that limit continuous flow cell runs are largely avoided. Buy Porous Solid Electrolyte Reactors Related categories: GDE flow cells , MEA electrolyzers , electrochemical cells , electrodes , electrochemistry Our premier Porous Solid Electrolyte reactor (C2053S1) is engineered for researchers and engineers looking to bypass the mass-transport limits of H-cells, the dilution penalties of standard flow cells, and the carbonate built-up in standard MEA architecture. [[split]] Porous Solid Electrolyte Flow Cell (C2053S1) Architecture Three-chamber, zero-gap, central solid electrolyte Channel gap 1.5 mm Catholyte stream None, replaced by central solid-electrolyte channel Best for Direct liquid synthesis (formi