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| URI: | http://purl.tuc.gr/dl/dias/E4B5F3D5-5211-453A-96C5-96669382A2FC | ||
| Year | 1995 | ||
| Type of Item | Peer-Reviewed Journal Publication | ||
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| Bibliographic Citation | C. Pliangos, I. V. Yentekakis, X. E. Verykios and C. G. Vayenas, "Non-Faradaic electrochemical modification of catalytic activity: VIII: Rh catalyzed C2H4 oxidation", J. Catal., vol. 154, no. 1, pp. 124-136, Jun. 1995. doi:10.1006/jcat.1995.1154 https://doi.org/10.1006/jcat.1995.1154 | ||
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The catalytic activity of polycrystalline Rh films deposited on 8 mol% Y2O3-stabilized ZrO2, (YSZ), an O2-− conductor, can be altered dramatically and reversibly by varying the potential of the Rh catalyst film. The complete oxidation of ethylene was investigated as a model reaction in the temperature range 300 to 400°C and at atmospheric total pressure. The rate of C2H4 oxidation can be reversibly enhanced by up to 100 times by supplying O2− to the catalyst via positive potential application (up to 1.5 V). This is the highest rate enhancement observed so far with in situ electrochemical promotion studies. The steady-state rate increase is typically 104 times larger than the steady-state rate of O2− supply to the catalyst. It was also found that varying the catalyst potential causes the appearance of the well-known compensation effect with an isokinetic point at 372°C. As in previous studies of the effect of non-Faradaic electrochemical modification of catalytic activity (NEMCA) the observed behaviour is due to the promotional action of back-spillover oxide ions which migrate from the YSZ solid electrolyte onto the catalyst surface under the influence of the applied potential. The back-spillover oxide ions are less reactive with C2H4 than normally chemisorbed oxygen and act as promoters by affecting the binding strength of chemisorbed oxygen and ethylene.
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