Zinc/ Iodine/ Clay Secondary Cell Bench-scale Demo

   Carex has an interesting approach to creating a bench-scale  "zinc/ iodine" secondary cell using sand to absorb the formed molecular iodine:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kd4QFI-CcYg&t=296s

 

I tried using "halloysite clay" ( kaolin family).  which is known to be microtubular and should absorb iodine well.  It does.  Of course, with a bench-scale prototype, we do not want iodine escaping into the air.

 

 

                        I am reaching 1.36 V with charging at 3 V/  100 mA for 3-4 minutes. Ashirt circuit sees the cell quickly rebound, a good sign.

My students will build these cells, obtain real-time acquisition and we will post our findings. We will use grafoil electrodes, activated carbon, zeolites, etc.  Try different sands and even grout cement!

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