The limiting current for reduction of ferricyanide ion at nickel: The importance of experimental conditions

AIChE Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 802-810

  Szanto D A ^a   Cleghorn, S ^b,d   Ponce de Leon C ^c   Walsh, F C ^c  

^a Reading Bridge House   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activation of electrodes; Convective diffusion; Electrochemical mass transport; Ferricyanide hexacyanoferrate(III) ion; Limiting current; Nickel electrode surfaces; Pretreatment of electrode surfaces; RDE; Rotating disc electrode; Voltammetry

Indexed keywords

CONVECTIVE DIFFUSION; ELECTROCHEMICAL MASS TRANSPORT; FERRICYANIDE HEXACYANOFERRATE (III) ION; NICKEL ELECTRODE SURFACES; ROTATING DISC ELECTRODE;

ELECTROLYTES; HYDRODYNAMICS; LAMINAR FLOW; NICKEL; VOLTAMMETRY;

CYANIDES;

CYANIDES; ELECTROLYTES; HYDRODYNAMICS; LAMINAR FLOW; NICKEL; VOLTAMMETRY;

EID: 42149106805     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.11420     Document Type: Article

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