Ti atoms in Ru0.3Ti0.7O2 mixed oxides form active and selective sites for electrochemical chlorine evolution

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 146, Issue , 2014, Pages 733-740

  Karlsson, Rasmus K B ^a   Hansen, Heine A ^b   Bligaard, Thomas ^c   Cornell, Ann ^a   Pettersson, Lars G M ^d  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c SLAC NATIONAL ACCELERATOR LABORATORY   (United States)

^d ALBANOVA UNIVERSITY CENTER   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chlorine; Density functional theory; Dimensionally stable anodes; Electrolysis; Oxygen; Selectivity

Indexed keywords

CATALYST SELECTIVITY; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTROLYSIS; OXYGEN;

CHLORINE EVOLUTION; DIMENSIONALLY STABLE ANODES; MIXED OXIDE; TI ATOMS;

CHLORINE;

EID: 84908504059     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2014.09.056     Document Type: Article

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