Abstract
This paper describes the oxidation mechanism of n-propanol on polycrystalline gold electrodes in basic solutions. The oxidation takes place after adsorption of n-propanol molecules on the AuOH coverage and continues only up to the formation of n-propanol under the working conditions used. A coherent explanation for every experimental fact has been found. This was accomplished by using a modified Temkin isotherm to describe the AuOH coverage and non-activated adsorption for the n-propanol molecules on the AuOH coverage. Further steps give rise to n-propanoic acid as a final product.
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