Kinetic aspects of the direct electrochemical oxidation of p-xylene in methanol using graphite electrodes

South African Journal of Chemistry

Volumn 57, Issue , 2004, Pages 53-56

  Loyson, Peter ^a   Gouws, Shawn ^a   Barton, Benita ^a   Ackermann, Michiel ^a  

^a NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Electrochemical oxidation; p xylene; Parallel second order consecutive kinetics

Indexed keywords

4 METHYLBENZALDEHYDE DIMETHYL ACETAL; 4 METHYLBENZYLMETHYL ETHER; ACETAL DERIVATIVE; DIMETHYL ETHER; ELECTROLYTE; FREE RADICAL; GRAPHITE; METHANOL; PARA XYLENE; SOLVENT; TETRYLAMMONIUM; TETRYLAMMONIUM 4 TOLUENE SULFONATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; OBSERVATION; OXIDATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 8844228254     PISSN: 03794350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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