Solar Thermal Decoupled Electrolysis: Reaction Mechanism of Cobalt Oxidation

Faculty Sponsor

Robert Palumbo

College

Arts and Sciences

Discipline(s)

Chemistry

ORCID Identifier(s)

0000-0003-2662-7592

Presentation Type

Poster Presentation

Symposium Date

Spring 4-23-2016

Abstract

The oxidation of Co(OH)2 at the anode of the H2 producing electrolytic cell was investigated via cyclic voltammetry (CV) and chronocoulometry to develop an explicit description of the reaction mechanism. It was found that the behavior at the anode is very complex; by varying the switching potentials and number of cycles in the CV, the shapes of the voltammograms change. Chronocoulometry studies provide evidence of surface adsorption. From the CV studies, it was also determined that Co(OH)2 is oxidized to CoOOH at a potential close to the thermodynamically predicted value of -0.112 V vs Ag/AgCl (3M NaCl) at 298 K. Thus, it is believed both absorption and diffusion reactions occur simultaneously.

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