Table 2.
Property | Value (Figs. 2 and 3) | Value (Fig. 4) | Description |
6.* | 7.0† | Feed pH | |
0.37 m* | 0, 0.37 m* | Feed boron concentration | |
EER | 2.‡ | † | Electronic resistance |
* | 0.70* | Macropores porosity | |
=* | =* | Macropores tortuosity | |
0.* | 0.172† | Micropores porosity | |
200 F/mL‡ | 150 F/m L† | Stern capacitance | |
0.5 | 0.5 | Acidic groups volume fraction | |
0.80 M‡ | 0.25 M† | Concentration of acidic groups | |
4.9‡ | 5.0† | Reaction’s pK in the acidic region | |
1-=0.5 | 1-=0.5 | Basic groups volume fraction | |
0.60 M‡ | 0.25 M† | Concentration of basic groups | |
8.5‡ | 9.0† | Reaction’s pK in the basic region |
The values obtained from the experimental setup.
The values assumed for hypothetical pristine electrodes.
The values obtained from characterization experiments (SI Appendix, Section S3).