Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 1994, Vol. 15 ›› Issue (4): 548.

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In Situ FTIR Reflection Spectroscopic Studies of Adsorption and Oxidation of Ethylene Glycol on Platinum Electrode(Ⅱ)──Alkaline Media

CHEN Ai-Cheng, SUN Shi-Gang   

  1. State Key Lab. for Phys. Chem. of the Solid Surf., Chem. Dept., Xiamen Univ., Xiamen, 361005
  • Received:1993-07-15 Revised:1993-11-25 Online:1994-04-24 Published:1994-04-24

Abstract: The electrooxidation of ethylene glycol (EG) in alkaline media has been investigated with in situ FTIRspectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry.The main products such as CO2 and were detected clearly.Besides CH2OHCOO- and -OOC-COO- species, a new intermediate,  (with its IR absorption band at 2027cm-1 in 0.1 mol/Land at 2036 cm-1 in 0.05 mol/L NaOH solution), was determined and a possible mechanism to form this intermediate was proposed.

Key words: Ethylene glycol, Electrooxidation, Pt electrode, Alkaline media, In situ FTIR

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