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Focused microwaves in electrochemical processes |
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| Authors: | Frank Marken Ujjal Kumar Sur Richard G Compton |
| Affiliation: | a Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, UK b Department of Chemistry, Loughborough University, Loughborough, LE11 3TU, UK c Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, Oxford University, Oxford OX1 3QZ, UK |
| Abstract: | The effects of high intensity microwave radiation in electrochemistry are summarized and discussed. In situ microwave activation of electrochemical processes has been introduced recently and is possible by placing a carefully designed electrochemical cell directly into a microwave cavity. Self-focusing of intense microwave radiation occurs into a region close to the electrode | solution (electrolyte) interface of a microelectrode placed into the electrochemical cell. The electrode diameter and the electrode material strongly affect the observed mass transport enhancement and temperature effects. Experiments have been conducted to determine the temperature at the electrode surface electrochemically and to quantify the rate of chemical processes which occur in the vicinity of the electrode under high intensity microwave conditions. The effects of microwaves in a wide range of solvent systems from aqueous solutions to organic solvents (DMSO, acetonitrile, DMF, formamide) and in an ionic liquid (BMIM+PF6−) have been investigated. Considerable current and temperature enhancements are observed in all solvents and are explained based on the interaction of microwaves with the liquid (electrolyte) and the physical properties of the liquids or solutions. |
| Keywords: | Microwave radiation Thermal activation Hot spot Electrochemical flow cell Microelectrode Vapour bubble Solvents Ionic liquid Electroanalysis Electrosynthesis |
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