Glycerol electrooxidation in alkaline media on platinum surfaces modified by bismuth
PDF (English)

Palavras-chave

Electrooxidation
Bismuth
Platinum.

Como Citar

VICENTE, Rafael Alcides; FERNANDEZ, Pablo Sebastian; SOUZA, Matheus Batista Cordeiro de; PIRES, Cléo Thomás Gabriel Vilela Menegaz T. Glycerol electrooxidation in alkaline media on platinum surfaces modified by bismuth. Revista dos Trabalhos de Iniciação Científica da UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, n. 26, 2019. DOI: 10.20396/revpibic2620181156. Disponível em: https://econtents.bc.unicamp.br/eventos/index.php/pibic/article/view/1156. Acesso em: 25 abr. 2024.

Resumo

We studied the glycerol electrooxidation reaction (GEOR) on Pt surfaces modified by Bi adatoms to understand the effect of catalyst strucutre on the activity and selectivity. This investigation was performed using a combination of electrochemical (cyclic voltammetry), chromatographic (HPLC) and spectroscopic (FTIR) techniques. Our results show that the presence of Bi blocks the reaction pathways that lead to CO formation, a poisoning intermediate, and increase the production rate of glyceric acid.

https://doi.org/10.20396/revpibic2620181156
PDF (English)

Todos os trabalhos são de acesso livre, sendo que a detenção dos direitos concedidos aos trabalhos são de propriedade da Revista dos Trabalhos de Iniciação Científica da UNICAMP.

Downloads

Não há dados estatísticos.