Abstract
The electrooxidation of ethanol was investigated on a Pt thin film electrode in a HClO 4 solution using surface enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopy (SEIRAS) with the attenuated total reflection (ATR) technique. The spectra indicate that during this reaction acetate and CO adsorbates are formed. The intensity of symmetric OCO stretching band of adsorbed acetate correlates well with voltammetry in the potential range between −0.1 and 0.85 V. The C O stretching band for adsorbed acetaldehyde and/or acetyl also was observed; these compounds are the reaction intermediates whose oxidation generates CO ad and acetic acid. We also explored the oxidation behavior of adsorbed residues. The oxidation of acetaldehyde was studied for comparison.
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