THE ELECTROCATALYTIC HYDROGENATION OF PHENANTHRENE AT RANEY-NICKEL ELECTRODES - THE EFFECT OF PERIODIC CURRENT CONTROL

Authors
MAHDAVI B CHAPUZET JM LESSARD J
Citation
B. Mahdavi et al., THE ELECTROCATALYTIC HYDROGENATION OF PHENANTHRENE AT RANEY-NICKEL ELECTRODES - THE EFFECT OF PERIODIC CURRENT CONTROL, Electrochimica acta, 38(10), 1993, pp. 1377-1380
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Electrochemistry
Journal title
Electrochimica acta → ACNP
ISSN journal
00134686
Volume
38
Issue
10
Year of publication
1993
Pages
1377 - 1380
Database
ISI
SICI code
0013-4686(1993)38:10<1377:TEHOPA>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
The electrocatalytic hydrogenation (ECH) of phenanthrene has been inve stigated under galvanostatic control at Raney nickel electrodes in eth ylene glycol-water at 80-degrees-C. The influence of square wave curre nt control on the efficiency of the process determined by the current efficiency was studied Higher current efficiencies were obtained using periodic current control compared to steady current control. An optim um periodic current was determined.