Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 1999, Vol. 20 ›› Issue (8): 1200.

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Electrochemistry and Electrochemical Catalysis of Cobalt Phthalocyanine Tetrasulfonate-DDAB Surfactant Film Electrodes

HU Nai-Fei, HUANG Rong, YANG Jing   

  1. Department of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
  • Received:1998-09-09 Online:1999-08-24 Published:1999-08-24

Abstract: Cobalt phthalocyanine tetrasulfonate (CoPcTS4-) anions in aqueous solutions could enter the films of cationic surfactant didodecyldimethylammonium bromide (DDAB) films by ion exchange and form CoPcTS4--DDABfilm electrodes. Cyclic voltammetry (CV) showed in pH7.0 blank buffers, the films were quite stable and had two pairs of quasireversible redox peaks. The first pair shown at Epc1= -0.28 Vand Epa1=-0.18 V (vs. SCE) was attributed to the redox couple of Co(II)/Co(I) of CoPcTS4-, while the second set at Epc2=-1.30 Vand Epa2=-1.18 Vcorresponds to the redox process of phthalocyanine ring. The charge transport diffusion coefficient, Dct, and apparent heterogeneous electrode reaction rate constant, ko', were estimated by CV. CoPcTS4--DDAB films could be used to catalyze electrochemical reduction of trichloroacetic acid (TCA). Catalytic current had a linear relationship with the concentration of TCAin the range of 4×10-5-1×10-3 mol/L.

Key words: Cobalt phthalocyanine tetrasulfonate, Surfactant film electrode, Electrochemistry, Electrochemical catalysis.

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