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ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
卷 104, 期 -, 页码 12-18出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.04.079
关键词
Hydrogen peroxide; Cobalt (II) phthalocyanine; Gas diffusion electrode; Oxygen reduction reaction; Rotating ring-disk electrode
资金
- Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo (FAPESP)
- Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior (CAPES)
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq)
Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is a commonly used oxidant with a wide variety of applications in, for example, organic synthesis and wastewater treatment. This paper describes the development of catalysts for the electrogeneration of H2O2 in acidic medium using gas diffusion electrodes (GDE). Initial experiments were performed using rotating ring-disk electrodes modified with microporous layers of Printex 6L carbon containing various amounts of cobalt (II) phthalocyanine (CoPc) in order to evaluate catalytic activities. The results showed that the current efficiency for the formation of H2O2 increased from 69.7% for Printex 6L carbon without catalyst to 81.5% when using Printex 6L carbon with CoPc, and this was accompanied by a decrease in the number of electrons involved in the oxygen reduction reaction from 2.6 to 2.3. Based on these findings, modified GDEs were constructed containing 3.0, 5.0 and 10.0% of CoPc on Printex 6L carbon. The concentration of H2O2 that formed after 90 min electrolysis with the GDE modified with Printex 6L carbon alone was 176 mg L-1, while the GDE with 5.0% CoPc on carbon produced 331 mg L-1 of H2O2, i.e. an increase in yield of 89.1% relative to Printex 6L carbon. Additionally, using GDE s modified with CoPc on carbon, the potential at which H2O2 formation attained its maximum value shifted to less negative values in comparison with electrodes without catalyst. It is concluded that CoPc is an appropriate catalyst for efficient electrogeneration of H2O2. Crown Copyright (C) 2013 Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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