OPTIMAL ELECTRODE POTENTIAL-TIME POLICY IN A BATCH ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTOR

In a batch electrochemical reactor involving a series of cathodic elec trochemical reactions A <--> B <--> C, the Pontriaguine maximum (stron g) principle is used to find the optimal electrode potential-time poli cy, which maximizes the final concentration of the product B in a fixe d operating time and under given constraints. The influence of the liq uid/solid mass transfer coefficient of the initial product A was studi ed.