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A study of the anodic oxidation of methanol on Pt in alkaline solutions

A study of the anodic oxidation of methanol on Pt in alkaline solutions
A study of the anodic oxidation of methanol on Pt in alkaline solutions

In this study, the electro-oxidation of methanol was carried out on a platinised electrode in various alkaline media to examine the role of OHads species and the influence of anions in the electrolyte on the methanol oxidation reaction. Cyclic voltammetry, steady state and quasi-steady state polarisation, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy methods were used to investigate the reaction kinetics and mechanism. The activity of the methanol oxidation reaction in aqueous alkaline systems was observed to vary with the pH or OH species coverage on the electrode surface. The activity decreased in the order of NaOH>Na2CO3>NaHCO3.

Ac impedance, Alkaline media, Bicarbonate, Carbonate, Methanol oxidation, Poisoning
1572-6657
17-24
Yu, Eileen Hao
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Scott, Keith
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Reeve, Robert W.
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Yu, Eileen Hao
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Scott, Keith
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Reeve, Robert W.
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Yu, Eileen Hao, Scott, Keith and Reeve, Robert W. (2003) A study of the anodic oxidation of methanol on Pt in alkaline solutions. Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 547 (1), 17-24. (doi:10.1016/S0022-0728(03)00172-4).

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In this study, the electro-oxidation of methanol was carried out on a platinised electrode in various alkaline media to examine the role of OHads species and the influence of anions in the electrolyte on the methanol oxidation reaction. Cyclic voltammetry, steady state and quasi-steady state polarisation, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy methods were used to investigate the reaction kinetics and mechanism. The activity of the methanol oxidation reaction in aqueous alkaline systems was observed to vary with the pH or OH species coverage on the electrode surface. The activity decreased in the order of NaOH>Na2CO3>NaHCO3.

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Published date: 24 April 2003
Keywords: Ac impedance, Alkaline media, Bicarbonate, Carbonate, Methanol oxidation, Poisoning

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Local EPrints ID: 498532
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/498532
ISSN: 1572-6657
PURE UUID: e3b14b7c-3491-4e28-becb-fba8cc88fcab
ORCID for Eileen Hao Yu: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-6872-975X

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Date deposited: 20 Feb 2025 18:13
Last modified: 21 Feb 2025 03:16

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Author: Eileen Hao Yu ORCID iD
Author: Keith Scott
Author: Robert W. Reeve

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