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In-situ electrochemical formation of nickel oxyhydroxide (NiOOH) on metallic nickel foam electrode for the direct oxidation of ammonia in aqueous solution.
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Electrochimica Acta . Aug2018, Vol. 281, p410-419. 10p. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- A nickel foam-supported Ni(OH) 2 /NiOOH electrode, synthesized in-situ at a specific electrode overpotential, was used to study the oxidation of ammonia in aqueous solution. Results of voltammetric analysis showed the formal potential of Ni(OH) 2 /NiOOH transition at +0.6 V (vs. Hg/HgO, pH 11) at which the current profile was improved by electron transfers of NH 3 in the electrolyte. Selectivity of NH 3 conversion to NO 3 − and N 2 was evaluated by batch constant current experiments. Electrochemical parameters, including solution pH (6–12), temperature (20–40 °C), current density (0.2–3 mA cm −2 ), and initial NH 3 -N concentration (20–450 mg-L −1 ), that may affect ammonia oxidation toward nitrogen selectivity were studied. At constant current density of 1.5 mA cm −2 A, ammonia removal reached 98.5% and NO 3 − was the major product at initial NH 3 -N concentration of 50 mg-L −1 in 7 h. By contrast, N 2 evolution dominated at low current density (<1 mA cm −2 ) and high initial NH 3 -N concentration (i.e., >100 mg-L −1 ). A surface steady-state approach, with NH 3 deprotonation as the rate-limiting step, provided the reaction pathways of NH 3 conversion to molecular nitrogen byproduct. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *NICKEL
*ELECTRODES
*AMMONIA
*AQUEOUS solutions
*CURRENT density (Electromagnetism)
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00134686
- Volume :
- 281
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Electrochimica Acta
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 130838344
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2018.05.169