DESCRIPTION
Hydrogen bubble templating can create electrodes very suitable for water electrolysis and thus has major implications for a potential Hydrogen Economy. The current densities required to produce it and consequent heat generation make it impractical to plate large areas at once. These power issues can be mitigated by only plating a small area of the substrate at once. By mating an open source Arduino-powered potentiostat with modular 3D printer, the electrochemical reaction needs to be localized with a total equipment cost below CAD $500. Challenges remain, in particular sufficiently containing the plating area, and as of yet there has not been an opportunity to test with nickel electroplating solution.
3D electroplating printer
PUBLISHED ON
Mar 28 2022
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Anode Holder.JPG86 KB
Anode Holder.SLDPRT140 KB
Anode Holder.STL214 KB
BOM.xlsx57 KB
GNG5140_REPORT_D.docx3806 KB
GNG5140_REPORT_E.docx5187 KB
open source potentiostat.pdf1050 KB
GNG5140_REPORT_G.docx.pdf4508 KB
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