Long-life reference electrode suitable for deep-sea high-hydrostatic pressure environment

Abstract

The invention provides a long-life reference electrode suitable for a deep-sea high-hydrostatic pressure environment. The long-life reference electrode comprises a housing, an inner electrode core, a salt bridge and a diaphragm, wherein the inner electrode core, the salt bridge and the diaphragm are arranged in the housing from top to bottom. The long-life reference electrode is characterized in that the salt bridge comprises saturated potassium chloride sol-gel and potassium chloride particles uniformly dispersed in the saturated potassium chloride sol-gel; the diaphragm is a supermicroporous ceramic column; an upper end of the inner electrode core is provided with an epoxy sealing filler; the upper end of the inner electrode core is connected to an electrode lead which passes through the epoxy sealing filler and is drawn out of the housing; a lower end of the inner electrode core contacts with an upper end of the salt bridge; a lower end of the salt bridge contacts with one side of the diaphragm which is the supermicroporous ceramic column; and the other side of the diaphragm is connected to the external world. The long-life reference electrode can satisfy electrochemical measurement requirements in a deep-sea high-hydrostatic pressure environment, can be widely used for corrosion signal monitoring and detection, electrochemical protection and equipment probe automatic control of marine structures, deep sea petroleum pipes and deep sea detection equipment.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to a reference electrode, in particular to a long-life reference electrode which can be stably used in deep-sea high hydrostatic pressure environment. Background technique [0002] The reference electrode is used to accurately measure the electrode potential of metals and their structures in the environment, cathodic protection of metals and their structures, and can also provide potential control signals for automatic control equipment. It has a wide range of applications. At present, it is known that the reference electrode used in the marine environment generally chooses silver / silver chloride reference electrode. The basic structure of the reference electrode is made of an outer shell, an inner electrode made of chlorinated silver wire, and a salt bridge filling liquid in the electrode. and diaphragm composition. The marine environment, especially the deep sea environment, has huge hydrostatic pressure, low temperature, low d...

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[0003] When the reference electrode is working, because silver chloride can form soluble silver chloride complex ions in a high-concentration chloride ion solution, the reaction is as follows: If this silver chloride complex ion encounters a lower concentration of chloride ion solution at the liquid junction interface of the reference electrode, its reaction is reversed to form a silver chloride precipitate, thereby blocking the liquid junction diaphragm; secondly, Due to the dilution effect of the solution in the external environment on the salt bridge solution in the reference electrode due to concentration diffusion, the inner salt bridge filling solution needs to be replaced regularly; in addition, pollutants in the marine environment may enter the electrode inner salt through the diaphragm Bridge filling liquid, and then pollute the internal electrode, so that the electrode potential of the reference electrode will shift and affect its service life

In addition, due to the liquid salt bridge in the reference electrode cavity, it is easy to cause the salt bridge filling liquid inside the reference electrode to seep or lose during the process of processing, transportation, storage and use. If the salt bridge is not found during use If the filling fluid seeps or loses and is used directly, especially in deep-sea high hydrostatic pressure environments, due to the blockage of the diaphragm and the huge external pressure, it is easy to cause deformation or fracturing of the reference electrode shell, resulting in failure of the reference electrode. Lose the function of accurately measuring the electrode potential, resulting in misjudgment and even huge economic losses

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