Surface Reactions in High Electric Fields
Kinetics and Mechanism of Methanol Electrocatalysis
Pulsed Injection Flow Cell for Methanol Electrocatalysis
Kinetics and Mechanism of Methanol Electrocatalysis
We examine the kinetics and mechanism of methanol oxidation on platinum and modified-platinum electrodes. Our goal is to obtain accurate kinetics data and measure partial oxidation products produced in the reaction. These reactions are done at 20-100 °C. We have developed a silicon-based micro-reactor that enables study of single crystal platinum, polycrystalline platinum, and real platinum catalysts. We are also building a DEMS (differential electrochemical mass spectrometry) system for measurement of partial oxidation products. A PowerPoint poster detailing the electrochemical microreactors is available through the link below. Graduate students Nallakkan Arvindan (Arvind) and Laura Roen are working on this project.
Electrochemical Microreactor Poster (1 MB)
05/08/03 v 2.0.0
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