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Influence of lead dioxide electrodes morphology on kinetics and current efficiency of oxygen-ozone evolution reactions

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Influence of electrode morphology on electrochemical properties of lead dioxide electrodes (β-PbO2) for oxygen-ozone evolution reactions in acid medium was investigated using scanning electronic microscopy (SEM), cyclic voltammetry (CV), polarization curves (PC), and determination of the current efficiency (Φ). Experimental findings revealed that application of high electrodeposition current densities furnishes more rough β-PbO2 films. Surface characteristics were verified by SEM images and the analysis of interfacial pseudo-capacitances and morphology factor (φ). Kinetic study of the overall electrode process (O2 + O3) based on the analysis of the Tafel slope revealed that the electrode morphology and electrolyte composition considerably affect the electrode kinetics. In most cases, the existence of two Tafel slopes distributed in the low and high overpotential domains was observed. Abnormal Tafel slopes (b ≠ 120 mV) obtained for the primary water discharge step during water electrolysis were interpreted considering the apparent charge transfer coefficient (α apa). Optimum conditions for the ozone production were obtained for the less rough β-PbO2 electrode immersed in a sulfuric acid solution (1.0 mol dm−3) containing KPF6 (30 × 10−3 mol dm−3), where the current efficiency of 15 mass % for the ozone production was obtained.

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    Élen C. G. Rufino, Mario H. P. Santana, Luiz A. De Faria & Leonardo M. Da Silva

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Rufino, É.C.G., Santana, M.H.P., De Faria, L.A. et al. Influence of lead dioxide electrodes morphology on kinetics and current efficiency of oxygen-ozone evolution reactions. Chem. Pap. 64, 749–757 (2010). https://doi.org/10.2478/s11696-010-0062-2

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