Studies of the oxidation of ethanol on a reticulated nickel rotating cylinder electrode

Reticulated nickel rotating cylinder electrodes (RRCE) of different porosity grade have been developed and used in the study of the oxidation of ethanol in 1M KOH. Well-formed waves have been obtained by voltammetry at 2 and 50 mV s(-1) and the RRCE seems to be a promising tool for electrochemical kinetic studies. As expected for a reaction not controlled by diffusion, the current does not depend on the rotation rate of the electrode,