NaOH production by electro-dialysis of borax solution in an electrochemical flow cell

Elif Kesmen; Mehmet Çopur; Sinan Yapıcı; Mehmet Emin Arzutuğ

doi:10.5281/zenodo.16027486

NaOH production by electro-dialysis of borax solution in an electrochemical flow cell

Abstract

In this study, the production of sodium hydroxide from borax, which is an important boron mineral, was investigated by the electrolysis of borax solution in a cation exchange membrane unit in which three-dimensional carbon felt electrodes were used. During the experiments, the effects of electrolyte flow rate, the concentration of borax solution, and system temperature on the concentration of produced sodium hydroxide were studied. The effect of parameters on the sodium hydroxide production were investigated for four different electrolyte flow rates in the range of 0.024-0.039 m s-1, the effect of concentration of borax solution for four different concentrations of borax solution in the range of 0.18-0.43 M, and the effect of system temperature for three different temperature in the range of 40-60°C. It was observed that as the rate of electrolyte and the concentration of borax solution increased, sodium hydroxide production also increased. But the increase in temperature had an adverse effect on sodium hydroxide production.

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Project Number

Ataturk University BAP Project 2001/126

Thanks

This research was supported by the Ataturk University Research Foundation under project contract No: 2001/126.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Separation Processes, Electrochemical Technologies

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Elif Kesmen
0000-0003-2221-5902
Türkiye

Mehmet Çopur This is me
0000-0002-8574-1055
Türkiye

Sinan Yapıcı This is me
0000-0002-8029-4007
Türkiye

Mehmet Emin Arzutuğ This is me
0000-0002-4364-2834
Türkiye

Publication Date

July 25, 2025

Submission Date

January 14, 2025

Acceptance Date

June 21, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 1 Number: 1

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16027486

IZ

https://izlik.org/JA37CZ44TG

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RIS / Bibtex

APA

Kesmen, E., Çopur, M., Yapıcı, S., & Arzutuğ, M. E. (2025). NaOH production by electro-dialysis of borax solution in an electrochemical flow cell. Journal of Energy Recovery and Transfer Processes, 1(1), 7-15. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16027486

AMA

1.Kesmen E, Çopur M, Yapıcı S, Arzutuğ ME. NaOH production by electro-dialysis of borax solution in an electrochemical flow cell. Journal of Energy Recovery and Transfer Processes. 2025;1(1):7-15. doi:10.5281/zenodo.16027486

Chicago

Kesmen, Elif, Mehmet Çopur, Sinan Yapıcı, and Mehmet Emin Arzutuğ. 2025. “NaOH Production by Electro-Dialysis of Borax Solution in an Electrochemical Flow Cell”. Journal of Energy Recovery and Transfer Processes 1 (1): 7-15. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16027486.

EndNote

Kesmen E, Çopur M, Yapıcı S, Arzutuğ ME (July 1, 2025) NaOH production by electro-dialysis of borax solution in an electrochemical flow cell. Journal of Energy Recovery and Transfer Processes 1 1 7–15.

IEEE

[1]E. Kesmen, M. Çopur, S. Yapıcı, and M. E. Arzutuğ, “NaOH production by electro-dialysis of borax solution in an electrochemical flow cell”, Journal of Energy Recovery and Transfer Processes, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 7–15, July 2025, doi: 10.5281/zenodo.16027486.

ISNAD

Kesmen, Elif - Çopur, Mehmet - Yapıcı, Sinan - Arzutuğ, Mehmet Emin. “NaOH Production by Electro-Dialysis of Borax Solution in an Electrochemical Flow Cell”. Journal of Energy Recovery and Transfer Processes 1/1 (July 1, 2025): 7-15. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16027486.

JAMA

1.Kesmen E, Çopur M, Yapıcı S, Arzutuğ ME. NaOH production by electro-dialysis of borax solution in an electrochemical flow cell. Journal of Energy Recovery and Transfer Processes. 2025;1:7–15.

MLA

Kesmen, Elif, et al. “NaOH Production by Electro-Dialysis of Borax Solution in an Electrochemical Flow Cell”. Journal of Energy Recovery and Transfer Processes, vol. 1, no. 1, July 2025, pp. 7-15, doi:10.5281/zenodo.16027486.

Vancouver

1.Elif Kesmen, Mehmet Çopur, Sinan Yapıcı, Mehmet Emin Arzutuğ. NaOH production by electro-dialysis of borax solution in an electrochemical flow cell. Journal of Energy Recovery and Transfer Processes. 2025 Jul. 1;1(1):7-15. doi:10.5281/zenodo.16027486