Study of the electrochemical oxidation mechanism of formaldehyde on gold electrode in alkaline solution

Chinese Chemical Letters

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 159-162

  Yan, Rui Wen ^a   Jin, Bao Kang ^a  

^a ANHUI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Electrochemical oxidation; Formaldehyde; Rapid scan time resolved FTIR

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875265381     PISSN: 10018417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2013.01.023     Document Type: Article

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