Bichloride-based ionic liquids for the merged storage, processing, and electrolysis of hydrogen chloride
Gesa H. Dreyhsig,
Patrick Voßnacker,
Merlin Kleoff
et al.
Abstract:Hydrogen chloride is produced as a by-product in industrial processes on a million-ton scale. Since HCl is inherently dangerous, its storage and transport are avoided by, e.g., on-site electrolysis providing H
2
and Cl
2
which usually requires complex cell designs and PFAS-based membranes. Here we report a complementary approach to safely store 0.61 kilogram HCl per kilogram storage material [NEt
3
Me]Cl forming the bichloride [NEt
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