The electrochemical reduction of hydrogen peroxide on a palladium-amorphous carbon composite in an alkaline medium

Authors

  • Jelena Čović University of Niš, Faculty of Science and Mathematics, Department of Chemistry 33 Višegradska St., 18000 Niš, Serbia
  • Valentin Mirčeski Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Arhimedova 5, 1000 Skopje, N. Macedonia
  • Aleksandra Zarubica
  • Aleksandar Bojić
  • Miloš Marinković
  • Marjan Ranđelović

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20450/mjcce.2023.2776

Abstract

The study of hydrogen peroxide reduction in an alkaline aqueous medium on a composite of palladium particles dispersed in an amorphous carbon matrix (Pd@AC) was performed. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and X-ray Powder Diffraction (XRD) were used to examine morphology, composition, and crystalline structure. The crystalline structure and size of palladium were analyzed using XRD. The reduction of hydrogen peroxide was studied through cyclic and square-wave voltammetry in an alkaline solution in the absence and presence of dissolved oxygen. The overall electrocatalytic effect of Pd@AC toward hydrogen peroxide reduction strongly depends on the presence of oxygen and the hydrogen peroxide disproportionation reaction in the three-phase system of amorphous carbon, palladium particles, and electrolyte solution.

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Čović, J., Mirčeski, V., Zarubica, A., Bojić, A., Marinković, M., & Ranđelović, M. (2023). The electrochemical reduction of hydrogen peroxide on a palladium-amorphous carbon composite in an alkaline medium. Macedonian Journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, 42(2), 227–236. https://doi.org/10.20450/mjcce.2023.2776 (Original work published December 15, 2023)

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