Electrocatalytic reactions oxygen electroreduction

With the aim of using them in an H2/O2 PEMFC, Lai et al. prepared composite films of Nafion- and PAni-containing Pt particles as electrocatalysts for the oxygen electroreduction reaction [19]. Films cast from a solution of PAni and Nafion containing chemically reduced Pt displayed good electrocatalytic activity compared to films without PAni. 

Salimi, A., Banks, C.E., and Compton, R.G. (2003). Ultrasonic effects on the electroreduction of oxygen at a glassy carbon anthraquinone-modified electrode. The Koutecky-Levich equation applied to insonated electrocatalytic reactions. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 5, 3988-93. 

Parallelism in the specific inhibition of electrocatalytic and enzymatic activity. The specific inhibitors of a particular enzyme are observed also to suppress its electrocatalytic activity in the adsorbed state. Experimental data demonstrate that a,a -dipyridyl completely suppresses the reaction of hydrogen evolution by immobilized hydrogenase fluorine ions inactivate laccase in the reaction of oxygen electroreduction and diphenylhydrazine has the same effect on peroxidase in the reaction of hydrogen peroxide electroreduction. A complete parallelism is also observed in the inactivating effect of hydrogen peroxide on peroxidase in the electrochemical reaction and enzymatic oxidation of o-dianisidine. 

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