The solubility of oxygen in aqueous KOH solutions has been measured by a Van Slyke apparatus and by an adsorption technique developed by Hildebrand. In the range of concentration of KOH between 0 and 12 N, at 25Β°C, the two methods yielded identical results; at 760 torr oxygen partial pressure, log S
The reduction of oxygen on rhodium and nickel in concentrated potassium hydroxide
β Scribed by W.M. Vogel
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1968
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 412 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0013-4686
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β¦ Synopsis
The cathodic reduction of oxygen in concentrated potassium hydroxide (15 wt-% H,O) at 225Β°C is greatly at%cted by the presence of dissolved nickel. This effect shows up both in concentration and activation polarizations.
These observations, together with indication8 for the presence of nickel redox couples suggest that the oxygen reduction proceeds at least partially via these couples.
R&nun&-La reduction cathodique de l'oxygene darts l'hydroxyde de potasse concentre (15 % H80 ponderaux) a 225Β°C est t&s aBectQ par la presence de nickel dissous. Cet effet se. manifeste a la fois dans les polarisations de concentration et d'activation. Ces observations, ainsi que des indications sur la prt%ence de couples redox du nickel suggerent que la reduction de l'oxygene se produit, au moins partiellement, par l'interm&liaire de ces couples. Zusammenfa88ung-Die kathodische Reduktion von Sauerstoff in konxentrierter Kalilauge (15 Gew. % H80) bei 225Β°C wird von gel&stem Nickel stark beeintlusst. Dieser Effekt macht sich sowohl in der Diffusionstibersparmung als such in der Aktivierungs polarisation bemerkbar. Aus diesen Bobachtungen, xusammen mit denen von Nickel Redox Systemen wird geschlossen, dass die Sauerstoffreduktion mindestens teilweise iiber diese Redoxsysteme abliiuft.
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