Other Aspects of Electrocatalysis

Together with its central aspect, of studying the activity of catalysts in electrochemical reactions as a function of the nature and state of the catalyst, the term electro-catalysis is sometimes used as well to describe other areas of interest  

The use of electrochemical techniques when examining the properties of various catalysts and studying general catalytic problems. Thus, in 1936 Alexander Frumkin and co-workers ascertained a linear section in the electrochemical charging 

A period of high research activity in electrocatalysis began after it had been shown in 1963 that fundamentally, an electrochemical oxidation of hydrocarbon fuel can be realized at temperatures below 150°C. This work produced a number of important advances. They include the discovery of synergistic effects in platinum-ruthenium catalysts used for the electrochemical oxidation of methanol. 

Of considerable interest was the demonstration that metalloporphyrins and the like can be used as nonmetallic catalysts in electrochemical reactions, nourishing hopes that in the future, expensive platinum catalysts could be replaced. Starting in 1968, dimensionally stable electrodes with a catalyst prepared from the mixed oxides of titanium and ruthenium found widespread use in the chlorine industry. 

The only achievement that saw wide industrial acceptance were the anodes with titaninm-rutheninm catalyst. 

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