Inverse effects of supporting electrolytes on the electrocatalytic nitrate reduction activities in a Pt|Nafion|Pt–Cu-type reactor assembly-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Inverse effects of supporting electrolytes on the electrocatalytic nitrate reduction activities in a Pt|Nafion|Pt–Cu-type reactor assembly

Published:2016 Issue:14 Volume:6 Page:11609-11617
ISSN:2046-2069
Container-title:RSC Advances
language:en
Short-container-title:RSC Adv.

Author:

Hasnat Mohammad A.¹²³⁴⁵,Safwan Jamil A.¹²³⁴⁵,Rashed M. A.⁶⁷⁸⁹,Rahman Zidnia¹²³⁴⁵,Rahman Mohammed M.¹⁰¹¹¹²¹³¹⁴,Nagao Yuki⁶⁷⁸⁹,Asiri Abdullah M.¹⁰¹¹¹²¹³¹⁴

Affiliation:

1. Department of Chemistry

2. School of Physical Sciences

3. Shahjalal University of Science and Technology

4. Sylhet-3100

5. Bangladesh

6. School of Materials Science

7. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

8. Nomi

9. Japan

10. Center of Excellence for Advanced Material Research (CEAMR) and Chemistry Department

11. Faculty of Science

12. King Abdulaziz University

13. Jeddah 21589

14. Saudi Arabia

Abstract

A Pt|Nafion|Pt–Cu assembly can exhibit its best reduction reaction efficiency in the absence of any supporting electrolytes. Adsorption of supporting electrolytes decreases efficiency by registering an increase of charge transfer resistance.

Funder

Academy of Sciences for the Developing World

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Subject

General Chemical Engineering,General Chemistry

Link

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2016/RA/C5RA22645G

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