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Title: Oxidation of formic acid and methanol on single crystal platinum electrodes

Abstract

The oxidation of formic acid and methanol involves strong adsorption prior to the charge transfer process and the intermediate formed in these reactions are even more strongly adsorbed. It has been found that these processes are highly dependent on the surface orientation of the single crystal electrodes. The highest activity has been found with (111) orientation and the lowest with (100). The highest activity of (111) orientation has been explained with the low hydrogen adsorption on this plane, and the low adsorption of strong bond intermediates which require two or three sites for their adsorption. This more than compensates for the low reactivity of the (111) plane toward formic acid and methanol themselves.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (USA); Belgrade Univ. (Yugoslavia)
OSTI Identifier:
6318585
Report Number(s):
BNL-29817; CONF-8105105-3
ON: DE81028330
DOE Contract Number:  
AC02-76CH00016
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: Symposium on electrocatalyis, Minneapolis, MN, USA, 10 May 1981
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; ELECTRODES; MATERIALS; FORMIC ACID; ADSORPTION; OXIDATION; METHANOL; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; ELECTROCATALYSTS; MONOCRYSTALS; PLATINUM; REACTION INTERMEDIATES; ALCOHOLS; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CRYSTALS; ELEMENTS; HYDROXY COMPOUNDS; KINETICS; METALS; MONOCARBOXYLIC ACIDS; ORGANIC ACIDS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PLATINUM METALS; REACTION KINETICS; SORPTION; TRANSITION ELEMENTS; 400301* - Organic Chemistry- Chemical & Physicochemical Properties- (-1987); 400400 - Electrochemistry

Citation Formats

Adzic, R R, Tripkovic, A V, and O'Grady, W E. Oxidation of formic acid and methanol on single crystal platinum electrodes. United States: N. p., 1981. Web.
Adzic, R R, Tripkovic, A V, & O'Grady, W E. Oxidation of formic acid and methanol on single crystal platinum electrodes. United States.
Adzic, R R, Tripkovic, A V, and O'Grady, W E. 1981. "Oxidation of formic acid and methanol on single crystal platinum electrodes". United States.
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abstractNote = {The oxidation of formic acid and methanol involves strong adsorption prior to the charge transfer process and the intermediate formed in these reactions are even more strongly adsorbed. It has been found that these processes are highly dependent on the surface orientation of the single crystal electrodes. The highest activity has been found with (111) orientation and the lowest with (100). The highest activity of (111) orientation has been explained with the low hydrogen adsorption on this plane, and the low adsorption of strong bond intermediates which require two or three sites for their adsorption. This more than compensates for the low reactivity of the (111) plane toward formic acid and methanol themselves.},
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year = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1981},
month = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1981}
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