Hydrogen evolution at platinum electrodes in molten potassium bisulphate
β Scribed by D. Gilroy
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1972
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 889 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0013-4686
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β¦ Synopsis
The hydrogen-evolution reaction at bright platinum electrodes in molten KHSOl has been studied over the temperature range from 270 to 430Β°C by steady-state and transient methods. At low potentials the atom-atom combination step is rate-determining. At high potentials the ion-atom electrochemical desorption step is rate-determining. The two regions are separated by a transition region in which hysteresis is observed, The absorption isotherm for H atoms shows two-dimensional condensation. R&mm&Etude, au moyen de methodes stationnaires ou de transition, de l'&olution d'hydrogkne aux BIectrodes de platine polies, dans KHSO, fondu, pour un domaine de temphratures de 270Β°C & 430Β°C. Aux faibles potentiels, la combiiaison atome-atome est 1'6tape r6gulatrice. Aux potentiels BlevBs, V&ape rkgulatrice est cependant la d&sorption dlectrochimique ion-atome. Ces deux regions sont s&par&es par une r6g.ion de transition, oti l'on observe des ph&nom&nes d'hyst6resis. L'isotherme d'adsorption des atomes d'H denote une condensation bidimensionnelle. Zusammenfassung-Man untersuchte die Wasserstoffentwickhmg an blanken Pt-Elektroden in geschmolzenem KJISO, in einem Temperaturbereich von 270 bis 430Β°C mit HiIfe von stationsren und nicht station&-en Methoden. Bei tiefen Potentialen ist der Atom-
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