Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 1994, Vol. 15 ›› Issue (3): 401.

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In Situ FTIR Reflection Spectroscopic Studies of Adsorption and Oxidation of Ethylene Glycol on Pt Electrode(Ⅰ)──Acidic Media

CHEN Ai-Cheng, SUN Shi-Gang   

  1. State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of the Solid Surface, Department of Chemistry, Institute of Physical Chemistry, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005
  • Received:1993-07-15 Revised:1993-11-25 Online:1994-03-24 Published:1994-03-24

Abstract: The adsorption and oxidation of ethylene glycol(EG) on Pt electrodes were investigated by in situ FTIRspectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry, The results demonstrated that EGwas oxidized on Pt electrode in acidic media via a dual path reaction mechanism, i.e.EG may be oxidized into CO2 through the dissociative adsorbate(COad)and the reactive intermediates (mainly CH2OHCOOH and HOOC-COOH species).Based on the data of in situ FTIRexperiments, the present work revealed the origin of characters observed in cyclic voltammetric experiments concerning the adsorption and oxidation of EGon Pt electrode.

Key words: Ethylene glycol, Electrooxidation, Pt electrode, Acid media, Cyclic voltammetry, In situ FTIR

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