Lyotropic Liquid Crystalline Mesophase of Sulfuric Acid
By Uzundal, Can Berk; Mert Balci, Fadime; Ulgut, Burak; Dag,
Published in ACS Omega
2017
Abstract
Concentrated sulfuric acid (SA) and nonionic surfactant (C12H25(OCH2CH2)10OH, C12E10) form lyotropic liquid crystalline (LLC) mesophases in a broad range of SA concentrations; the SA/C12E10 mole ratio may vary from 2 to 11 in the LLC mesophases in the presence of a small amount of water. The mesophase is hexagonal at low SA concentration and cubic at higher concentrations. Three different compositions were prepared (one hexagonal and two cubic) with the SA/C12E10 mole ratio of 2.5, 6, and 9, denoted as 2.5LC, 6LC, and 9LC, respectively. They all display electrochemical SA activity in Pt and Pb systems. Most interestingly, they show the electrochemical formation of stable PbO species in a deeply acidic medium as evidenced by the X-ray diffraction, cyclic voltammetry, and linear sweep voltammetry experiments. The preferable properties of PbO over PbSO4 for lead acid batteries (LABs) make it uniquely positioned as a superior gel electrolyte for the LABs that would mitigate sulfation.
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