New insight into the pathways of methanol oxidation

被引:117
作者
Batista, EA [1 ]
Malpass, GRP [1 ]
Motheo, AJ [1 ]
Iwasita, T [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Quim, CP 780, BR-13560970 Sao Carlos, SP, Brazil
基金
巴西圣保罗研究基金会;
关键词
electrocatalysis; reaction mechanism; parallel pathways; methanol oxidation; PLATINUM; ELECTROOXIDATION; ADSORPTION; SULFATE;
D O I
10.1016/j.elecom.2003.08.010
中图分类号
O646 [电化学、电解、磁化学];
学科分类号
081704 ;
摘要
Methanol electrooxidation at Pt(l 11) is extremely sensitive to the nature of the supporting electrolyte. Much lower currents for methanol oxidation are observed in H2SO4 than in HClO4 solutions, specific adsorption of sulfate being responsible for the inhibitory effect. While this effect is largely known, its fundamental consequences for the reaction mechanism were not evident till now. This is the subject of the present paper. The analysis of data on the yields of soluble products using both supporting electrolytes throws new light on the important question of the mechanism of parallel pathways during methanol oxidation reaction. (C) 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:843 / 846
页数:4
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