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The Anodic Oxidation Of Crotonic Acid In Basic Solutions, Richard C. Porter
The Anodic Oxidation Of Crotonic Acid In Basic Solutions, Richard C. Porter
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"The purpose of this study was to investigate the anodic oxidation of crotonic acid in basic solutions. Potassium hydroxide solutions of pH 12.3 and KOH-K2CO3 solutions of pH 11.5 and 10.5 were used. The investigation was carried out on platinized-platinum anodes at 80°C.
Experimental studies were conducted to determine the effects of crotonic acid concentration, pH, and temperature on the current. Faradaic efficiency was determined by analysis of CO2 produced and was approximately 100 per cent.
The results were interpreted in terms of a mechanism having the following characteristics:
- The first electron transfer is the rate …