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The electro-oxidation mechanism of glyoxal on a polycrystalline gold electrode in acidic solution has been studied. The oxidation takes place in the potential range at which OH and oxide coverages are formed and proceeds via a sequence of chemical and electro-chemical steps with the formation of oxalic acid and finally CO? and water. The kinetic parameters measured allow the formulation of a mechanism in which the formation of OH coverage and glyoxal adsorption are followed by a rate determining step in which OH and glyoxal molecules react with each other. At higher pH values the oxide coverage starts to interfere, giving rise to a modification in the reaction path.
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