Investigation of temperature effect on the electrical conductivity of alcohol solutionssodium and potassium alcoholates

Earlier, we studied the electrical conductivity of inorganic salts in a number of alcohols (ethanol, propanol-2, and butanol-1) at room temperature and found that alcoholic solutions of inorganic salts are weak electrolytes. It is known that an increase in the temperature of salt solutions leads to an increase in electrical conductivity due to an increase in the mobility of their ions in the solvent medium. To study the temperature dependence of the electrical conductivity of aqueous solutions of electrolytes, we proposed an approach based on the study of the effect of temperature on the equivalent electrical conductivity of solutions at infinite dilution λ∞. Using this approach, we studied the electrical conductivity of aqueous solutions of a number inorganic salts (nitrates, acetates, and phosphates), carboxylic acids, and amino acids as a function of temperature. It was found that for these solutions the dependence λ∞(Т) is described by the exponential Arrhenius equation λ∞ = Аexp(-E/(RT)). This equation was used to describe the temperature dependence of the ultimate equivalent conductivity for solutions of a number of inorganic salts (calcium and nitrate calcium, cadmium, lithium and potassium iodides, chloride, iodide and ammonium nitrate, silver nitrate and sodium bromide) in ethanol. This article investigated and demonstrated the possibility of describing the experimental data λ∞(Т) for solutions of ethylates, propylates and isopropylates of sodium and potassium in the corresponding alcohols (ethylates in ethanol, propylates in propanol, isopropylates in isopropyl alcohol) using the same equation.

The study of electrical conductivity of spirit solutions of salts

Electrical conductivity of solutions depends on the nature of the solute and solvent. It is associated with the mobility of ions that are formed during the dissociation of substances in the corresponding solvents. In solvents with large dielectric constant values, substances dissociate into their constituent ions to a greater degree. The dielectric constant of water at room temperature is 78.25. It is a universal solvent and most salts dissolve in it with the decomposition into ions. In proton solvents containing mobile hydrogen ions, salts also dissolve with dissociation into ions. Such solvents include alcohols, the dielectric constant of which is significantly less than the dielectric constant of water. To describe the electrical conductivity of salt solutions in solvents with small dielectric constant, it is proposed to use the Pisarzhevsky-Valden equation in literature. This equation assumes that solvents have a similar chemical nature and the mechanism of salt ion solvation by molecules of different solvents is the same. The degree of solvation changes significantly from one solvent to another for salts containing small ions. This is due to the different solvation of ions in different solvents. Therefore, for such solutions, Pisarzhevsky-Valden equation should not be satisfied. To account for the mechanism of ion solvation in different solvents, A.M. Shkodin proposed an equation that takes into account the dielectric constant of solvent. In this regard the possibility of describing the equivalent conductivity of alcohol solutions of salts with infinite dilution by the equations of Pisarzewski-Valden and Shkodin has been studied in this article. Electrical conductivity of the studied solutions was judged by the specific χ and equivalent to λ electrical conductivities. These two conductivities are related by the equation λ = χ/С, where С is the solution concentration. In this article, for salt solutions of with different concentrations in a certain alcohol, the values of χ and λ were found. By analyzing the dependences 1/λ = f(λС), the values of the limiting equivalent conductivity (λ∞) were found at C = 0. For solutions of each salt in different alcohols, the possibility of describing the obtained values of λ∞ by the Pisarzhevsky-Valden (λ∞· = const) and Shkodin (λ∞· = А·exp(-B/D), where  and D are viscosity and the dielectric constant of alcohol; A, B = const). It was found that the experimental data obtained for solutions of sodium iodite and chlorides of cobalt, iron (3), lithium, calcium, nickel, copper, zinc in alcohols (ethanol, propanol-2 and batanol-1) are better described by the Shkodin equation.

Effect of Y/Mg Ion Ratio and Phase Assemble on Ionic Conductivity of Multi-Doped Zirconia Ceramic Solid Electrolytes

The phase composition design principle is introduced to obtain balanced properties of ionic conductivity and thermo-tolerant for zirconia solid electrolytes used in solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs). The zirconia ceramic solid electrolytes are fabricated by two-step free sintering. With increasing Y/Mg ionic ratio from 1.78:1 to 1.88:1, the content of monoclinic phase fluctuates little (±3%). The ionic conductivity, including the total electrical resistance; grain electrical resistance and grain boundary electrical resistance at 1223K, are all gradually declining with the increasing of Y/Mg ionic ratio. Furthermore, the enrichment of Mg ion in grain boundary acts as a disincentive to grain boundary ionic conductivity. In addition, the maximum total equivalent conductivity at 1223K in this study reaches to 0.143 Scm-1 which can compare with that of certain YSZ. It will be beneficial to SOFCs application profited from increasing ionic conductivity of ceramic solid electrolytes.