Mangoufis-Giasin, Iosif published the artcileDifferent promoting roles of ruthenium for the oxidation of primary and secondary alcohols on PtRu electrocatalysts, Safety of 3-Pentanol, the main research area is oxidation catalsyt primary econdary alc platinum ruthenium electrocatalyst.
This study shows remarkably different features between the oxidation of secondary and primary C3-C5 alcs. The oxidation of primary alcs. is controlled by the oxidative removal of blocking adsorbates, such as CO, formed after the dissociative adsorption of alc. mols. Conversely, secondary alcs. do not undergo dissociative adsorption and therefore their oxidation is purely controlled by the energetics of the elementary reaction steps. In this respect, a different role of Ru is revealed for the electrooxidation of primary and secondary alcs. on bimetallic Pt-Ru catalysts. Ru enhances the oxidation of primary alcs. via the established bifunctional mechanism, in which the adsorption of (hydr)oxide species that are necessary to remove the blocking adsorbates is favored. In contrast, the oxidation of secondary alcs. is enhanced by the Ru-assisted stabilization of an O-bound intermediate that is involved in the potential-limiting step. This alternative pathway enables the oxidation of secondary alcs. close to the equilibrium potential.
Journal of Catalysis published new progress about Adsorption. 584-02-1 belongs to class alcohols-buliding-blocks, name is 3-Pentanol, and the molecular formula is C5H12O, Safety of 3-Pentanol.
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