3D-printing for electrolytic processes and electrochemical flow systems

During the last few years, the use of additive manufacturing technologies, also known as 3D printing, has become increasingly popular in laboratories and research facilities. The reduced costs of printers and the large availability of different materials facilitate the adoption of this technology ov...

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Published inJournal of materials chemistry. A, Materials for energy and sustainability Vol. 8; no. 42; pp. 2192 - 21929
Main Authors Ambrosi, Adriano, Shi, Raymond Rong Sheng, Webster, Richard D
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge Royal Society of Chemistry 14.11.2020
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3-D printers
Electrochemistry
Fabrication
Laboratories
Material properties
Printing
Research facilities
Technology
Three dimensional printing
Water splitting
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Summary:During the last few years, the use of additive manufacturing technologies, also known as 3D printing, has become increasingly popular in laboratories and research facilities. The reduced costs of printers and the large availability of different materials facilitate the adoption of this technology over established fabrication processes generally more costly and time-consuming. The use of 3D printing for the fabrication of electrochemical components is only at a very initial phase but has shown promising results in terms of research and developments of innovative and better performing devices for both energy and synthetic applications. However, a complete understanding of the benefits and limitations of the available 3D printing methods as well as a careful evaluation of the material properties is necessary to fully exploit this technology. A short description of the most commonly adopted 3D printing methods and principles is provided here as a useful foundation prior to the description of their most recent uses for electrochemical flow systems towards energy-related applications, electrosynthesis, water splitting and spectroelectrochemistry. A final discussion of possible future directions will be also given. Overview of the use of 3D printing manufacturing methods to fabricate electrolytic and electrochemical flow systems.
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reduction, developing electrochemically charged membranes for separations, and new molecular systems for redox flow batteries.
Adriano Ambrosi received his Ph.D. degree from Dublin City University (Ireland) in 2007. As a postdoctoral researcher, he firstly worked for two years at Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2, Spain) and then, in 2009, at the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS, Japan). From 2010 he has worked as a Senior Research Fellow at Nanyang Technological University (Singapore). His research interests include the application of nanomaterials to electrochemical biosensors; synthesis and fundamental electrochemical studies of graphene and other 2D materials; fabrication of electrochemical devices by 3D printing; electrochemistry driven 3D printing of bioadhesives.
Shi Rong Sheng Raymond received his B.Sc (Hons) degree in Chemistry and Biological Chemistry from Nanyang Technological University (Singapore) in 2016. Currently, he is working on his doctoral degree under the guidance of Prof. Richard D. Webster. His research involves exploring potential organic-based systems for non-aqueous redox flow battery applications.
Richard Webster is currently an Associate Professor in the School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. His research interests are in the areas of environmental chemistry and electrochemistry, including using electrolysis methods for water purification and CO
ISSN:2050-7488
2050-7496
DOI:10.1039/d0ta07939a