ISSN:
1572-8838
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Electrical Engineering, Measurement and Control Technology
Notes:
Abstract Studies have been made of the effect of Cd2+ on the oxidation rate of C3H8 in 80% H3PO4 at 130δ C on platinized Pt electrodes. Dissolved Cd2+ discharges, probably as Cd0, and forms a stable sub-monolayer on a Pt electrode at potentials as high as 0·5 V versus RHE. Although this Cd0 layer is apparently substantially desorbed in favor of adsorbed hydrocarbon, C3H8 adsorption is inhibited in its presence. C3H8 oxidation is also inhibited. However, the C3H8 oxidation rate is observed to increase under some circumstances, and this appears to be because Cd isabsorbed into the Pt lattice. Co-plating of Cd and Pt leads to an electrode which, once the excess Cd has been removed, appears to be stable, and which catalyses C3H8 oxidation by about a factor of three at 0·25 V. Above 0·3 V, this absorbed Cd somewhat inhibits C3H8 oxidation.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00616536
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