The quasicatalytic mechanism: A variation of the catalytic (EC′) mechanism

Analytical Chemistry

Volumn 81, Issue 21, 2009, Pages 8797-8800

  Feldberg, Stephen W ^a   Campbell, Jennifer F ^b,c  

^a BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYTIC EFFECTS; CATALYTIC MECHANISMS; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENTS; DIFFUSION LAYERS; ELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEMS; HETEROGENEOUS ELECTRON TRANSFER; HOMOGENEOUS KINETICS; MARCUS THEORY; PEAK CURRENTS; POTENTIAL RANGE; SYSTEM BEHAVIORS; VOLTAMMETRIC RESPONSE;

DIFFUSION; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; SUBSTRATES; TIN OXIDES; VOLTAMMETRY;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CITRIC ACID CYCLE; CYCLIC POTENTIOMETRY; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; HUMAN; KINETICS; REACTION ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; THEORY;

EID: 70350633801     PISSN: 00032700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ac901309v     Document Type: Article

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