Chemistry Department, York University, Toronto, Ont., Canada M3J1P3
Abstract:
Electrocatalytic oxidation of hydroxylamine on dinuclear ruthenium phthalocyanine (RuPc)2 modified electrode is studied using cyclic voltammetry (CV) and rotating disc electrode (RDE) techniques. A two-electron oxidation of hydroxylamine to N2O is observed in the pH range of 9–13. A suitable mechanism is proposed by analyzing the rate equation and the Tafel slope.