Abstract
Using a rotating Pt electrode, the simultaneous electro‐oxidation of methanol and electroreduction of was studied in saturated 0.5M solutions containing dissolved methanol. The two processes occurred with no apparent interaction above 0.8 V vs. a reversible electrode. At potentials below 0.8 V the net oxidation/reduction current is smaller (i.e., less cathodic) than would be expected if the reactions occurred with no interaction. The evidence suggests that the effect is due to partial poisoning of the reduction process by adsorbed methanol. At sufficiently low potentials (∼0.4 V), electroreduction reaches the same diffusion‐limited whether or not methanol is added. The mechanism of electroreduction appears to remain unchanged in the presence of methanol.
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