Issue 13, 2011
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Chemical Communications

The impact of the alkali cation on the mechanism of the electro-oxidation of ethylene glycol on Pt†

Elton Sitta,a   Bruno C. Batistaa  and  Hamilton Varela*ab  

* Corresponding authors

a Institute of Chemistry of São Carlos, University of São Paulo, CP 780, CEP 13560-970, São Carlos, SP, Brazil
E-mail: varela@iqsc.usp.br

b Ertl Center for Electrochemistry and Catalysis, GIST Cheomdan-gwagiro 261, Buk-gu, Gwangju 500-712, South Korea

Abstract

By means of in situIR spectroscopy we investigate the effect of dissolved alkali cations on the electro-oxidation of ethylene glycol on platinum in alkaline media. The results revealed that the increase in the oxidation currents (Li+ < Na+ < K+) is reflected in the increase in the ratio between carbonate and oxalate produced.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C0CC05353H
Article type
Communication
Submitted
03 Dec 2010
Accepted
08 Feb 2011
First published
23 Feb 2011

Chem. Commun., 2011,47, 3775-3777

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The impact of the alkali cation on the mechanism of the electro-oxidation of ethylene glycol on Pt

E. Sitta, B. C. Batista and H. Varela, Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 3775 DOI: 10.1039/C0CC05353H

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