Journal of Chemical Engineering & Process Technology
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Electrochemical oxidation of organic compound: Physicochemical considerations for environmental applications

4^th International Conference on Chemical Engineering

September 17-18, 2018 | Vancouver, Canada

Ronald Vargas

Simon Bolivar University, Venezuela

Posters & Accepted Abstracts: J Chem Eng Process Technol

Abstract :

Fundamental understanding of the dynamics of the electrochemical oxygen transfer reaction is of crucial importance for the development of key concepts of electrocatalytic processes, leading to the implementation of environmental electrochemistry wastewater treatment reactions as well as the rational design of the suitable electrocatalytic systems. The scope and mechanisms for the electrocatalysis of oxygen transfer reactions on metal oxide electrodes will be discussed, providing some examples of the behavior of different kinds of molecules on various electrocatalysts, describing the development of kinetic models and correlations between thermodynamic properties and kinetic data leading to new information about structure-reactivity relationships. It will be showed that, the open circuit decay of the concentration of radical cations obtained from spectroelectrochemical data, allows correlating the structure of adsorbed states with reactivity during oxygen transfer reactions, pointing as well to research efforts needed to understand the catalytic performance of metal oxide electrodes in decomposing organic compounds strongly adsorbed on their surfaces. Finally, the importance of predicting reaction rates and the physicochemical parameters that describe the chemical interactions during the electrolysis of organic compounds in the understanding, design, operation and control of these reactive systems will be highlighted.

Biography :

E-mail: ronaldvargas@usb.ve