Abstract
The influence of poisoning of Pt catalyst by CO on the kinetics and mechanism of H 2 oxidation reaction (HOR) at Pt/C electrode in 0.5 mol dm −3 HClO 4, saturated with H 2 containing 100 ppm CO, was examined with rotating disc electrode (RDE) at 22 °C. Commercial carbon black, Vulcan XC-72 was used as support, while Pt/C catalyst was prepared by modified polyol synthesis method in an ethylene glycol (EG) solution. The kinetically controlled current ( I k) for the HOR at Pt/C decreases significantly at CO coverage ( Θ CO) > 0.6. For Θ CO < 0.6 the HOR takes place through Tafel–Volmer mechanism with Tafel reaction as rate-determining step at the low CO coverage, while Volmer step controls the overall reaction rate at the medium CO coverage. When CO coverage is higher then 0.6, Heyrovsky–Volmer mechanism is operative for the HOR with Heyrovsky as the rate-determining step (rds).
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