Performance of Zn-Cu and Al-Cu Electrodes in Seawater Battery at Different Distance and Surface Area

Adi Susanto, Mulyono Sumotro Baskoro, Sugeng Hari Wisudo, Mochammad Riyanto, Fis Purwangka

Abstract


Seawater battery is one of the green electricity sources to fulfilled energy needs for several equipments, especially in the coastal area and fishing activities. The application of this technology is still limited because of the high cost in the electrode production. This study was analyzed the performance of Zn-Cu and Al-Cu electrode as cheap material to generate electricity from sea water in the different distance and surface area.  The results shown zinc anode produced higher voltage and current than aluminium anode with number of 839 mV and 1.75 mA respectively. Increasing of surface area at the same distance will increase the current output for each materials. Distance of electrode affect to the current density, but it causes fluctuation at the voltage. Application of zinc anode with higher surface area and short distance will generate high voltage and current output in the salt water battery.


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