Application of hydrodynamic electrodes to electrode kinetics

Application of hydrodynamic electrodes to electrode kinetics 4.1 INTRODUCTION 

In the absence of coupled homogeneous reactions, the current observed at an electrode is controlled by mass transport, electrode kinetics, or a mixture of the two. Control is wholly by mass transport at all points of a current—voltage curve for a reversible reaction and at the limiting current for quasi-reversible and irreversible reactions. 

Unless the electrode is uniformly accessible, the mass transfer coefficient will vary over the electrode surface. This introduces certain complications in the quantitative analysis of experimental results. 

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