Electrochimica Acta, Vol.42, No.23-24, 3477-3481, 1997
Electrooxidation of Hydrazine on Electrodes Modified with Vitamin-B-12
In this paper we report a kinetic study of the electro-oxidation of hydrazine catalyzed by vitamin B-12 pre-adsorbed on an ordinary pyrolytic graphite electrode. Kinetic parameters Were determined by linear sweep voltammetry and rotating-disk electrode polarization curves. The order of the reaction is 1 in OH- ions and Tafel plots give slopes of 80 mV/decade. A possible redox-catalysis mechanistic scheme is proposed.
Keywords:CHEMICALLY-MODIFIED ELECTRODES;GLASSY-CARBON ELECTRODE;POLYMERIC COBALT PHTHALOCYANINE;ALPHA-KETO ACIDS;LIQUID-CHROMATOGRAPHY;GRAPHITE ELECTRODE;ELECTROCATALYTIC REDUCTION;ELECTROCHEMICAL DETECTION;DIOXYGEN REDUCTION;OXALIC-ACID