Low cost rotating disc electrode built using accessible hand tools and 3D printing
Rotating disc electrodes (RDEs) are ubiquitous among electrochemistry labs for their versatility. They serve to mitigate the mass transport limitations in experiments through hydrodynamic control. Commercially available RDEs cost thousands of USD ($) making them unaffordable for many lower budget re...
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| description | Rotating disc electrodes (RDEs) are ubiquitous among electrochemistry labs for their versatility. They serve to mitigate the mass transport limitations in experiments through hydrodynamic control. Commercially available RDEs cost thousands of USD ($) making them unaffordable for many lower budget research groups or education institutions. Affordable designs exist in literature to make these, but precision machined parts are required. The presented prototype is fabricated using a 3D printed design and common hand tools, providing clean and reproducible data. This facilitates production in a wider range of environments for research and education applications, as is ideal in the South African context in which it was designed. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a2eca18177974e8d8e8ebcc4eb81f38a2025-02-07T04:47:59ZengElsevierHardwareX2468-06722025-03-0121e00626Low cost rotating disc electrode built using accessible hand tools and 3D printingAdam Shnier0Tarisai Velempini1Anzel Falch2Corresponding authors.; Molecular Sciences Institute, School of Chemistry, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2050, South AfricaMolecular Sciences Institute, School of Chemistry, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2050, South AfricaCorresponding authors.; Molecular Sciences Institute, School of Chemistry, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2050, South AfricaRotating disc electrodes (RDEs) are ubiquitous among electrochemistry labs for their versatility. They serve to mitigate the mass transport limitations in experiments through hydrodynamic control. Commercially available RDEs cost thousands of USD ($) making them unaffordable for many lower budget research groups or education institutions. Affordable designs exist in literature to make these, but precision machined parts are required. The presented prototype is fabricated using a 3D printed design and common hand tools, providing clean and reproducible data. This facilitates production in a wider range of environments for research and education applications, as is ideal in the South African context in which it was designed.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468067225000045RDEElectrochemistryElectrolysisEducationRotorElectrode |
| spellingShingle | Adam Shnier Tarisai Velempini Anzel Falch Low cost rotating disc electrode built using accessible hand tools and 3D printing HardwareX RDE Electrochemistry Electrolysis Education Rotor Electrode |
| title | Low cost rotating disc electrode built using accessible hand tools and 3D printing |
| title_full | Low cost rotating disc electrode built using accessible hand tools and 3D printing |
| title_fullStr | Low cost rotating disc electrode built using accessible hand tools and 3D printing |
| title_full_unstemmed | Low cost rotating disc electrode built using accessible hand tools and 3D printing |
| title_short | Low cost rotating disc electrode built using accessible hand tools and 3D printing |
| title_sort | low cost rotating disc electrode built using accessible hand tools and 3d printing |
| topic | RDE Electrochemistry Electrolysis Education Rotor Electrode |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468067225000045 |
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