The electrochemical reduction of 1,8-dihydroxy-9,10-anthracenedione (Q) has been investigated by cyclic voltammetry (CV). Both 9,10-anthroquinone (AQ) and 1,8-methoxy-9,10-anthracenedione (DMeAQ) are reduced in two steps. First, they are reduced to the anion radical. Next, the anion radicals are reduced to the dianion. However, the CV of Q shows more cathodic and anodic peaks, which suggests th...

Abstract: This paper discribed the structure and electrochemical properties of MB adsorption layer on the surface of vitreous carbon electrode. The experimental results showed that the molecules of MB were adsorbed on the surface of vitreous carbon in the form of dimer, and it would dissociated to form a monolayer in special conditions, such as treating the modified electrode in ethanol under u...

Thermodynamic parameters of the hydriding reaction of a hydride electrode can be obtained by two different methods. The results show that the change of enthalpy AH, change of entropy AS and hydrogen pressure calculated from e-c-T curves of electrochemical reactions have much larger inherent errors compared with those obtained from p-c-T curves of alloys in hydriding reactions with hydrogen gas ...

This study demonstrates a facile, mild and environmentally-friendly sustainable (soft processing) approach for the efficient electrochemical exfoliation of graphite using a sodium hydroxide/hydrogen peroxide/water (NaOH/H2O2/H2O) system that can produce high-quality, anodic few-layer graphene nanosheets in 95% yield at ambient reaction conditions. The control experiment conducted using NaOH/H2O...

By directly coordinating hippuric acid (HA) to the ferrate (Fe) as an electron transfer mediator, we synthesized a Fe-HA complex, which shows a good electrochemical signal and thus enables the electrochemical immunoanalysis for HA. We electrodeposited organic films containing imidazole groups on the electrode surface and then bonded Ni ion (positive charge) to induce immobilization of Fe-HA (ne...

Cobalt oxide [Co3O4] anode materials were synthesized by a simple hydrothermal process, and the reaction conditions were optimized to provide good electrochemical properties. The effect of various synthetic reaction and heat treatment conditions on the structure and electrochemical properties of Co3O4 powder was also studied. Physical characterizations of Co3O4 are investigated by X-ray diffrac...

Electrochemistry methods have been widely employed in the development of renewable energy, and involved in various processes, e.g. water splitting and oxygen reduction. Remarkable progress notwithstanding, there are still many challenges in further optimization of catalysts to achieve high performance. For this purpose, an in-depth understanding of reaction mechanism is needed. In this study, a...

2-[3-(2-Formylnaphthoxy)-2-hydroxypropoxy] naphthaldehyde (1) have been prepared by reaction of 2-hydroxynaphthaldehyde with 1,3-dichloro-2-propanol. New N2O3 macro-acyclic ligands (L1, L2) synthesized from the reaction of (1) with aniline or cyclohexylamine. Ni (II), Co (II) and Cu (II) complexes was prepared from reaction of Schiff-bases with metal chloride and nitrate salts. All of these com...

The spatial distribution of a reaction through a lithium-ion battery electrode has been resolved using micro-beam high-energy X-ray scattering measurements coupled with Pair Distribution Function (PDF) analysis. The electrochemical reaction was most advanced at the interface between the electrode and electrolyte-soaked separator, with linear variation in reaction progress with distance from thi...

A closed form analytical expression is derived for the normalized current versus potential response expected for a rotating disc electrode in which an initial fast electron transfer reaction is followed by a homogeneous electrochemical reaction which exhibits second order kinetics. The effect of the homogeneous reaction on the shape of the voltammetric response curve is calculated.