Artigo Revisado por pares

The electro-oxidation of glucose on microcolumnar gold electrodes in different neutral solutions

1992; Elsevier BV; Volume: 323; Issue: 1-2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/0022-0728(92)80008-r

ISSN

1873-2569

Autores

A.M. Castro Luna, M. Fernández Lorenzo de Mele, A.J. Arvía,

Tópico(s)

Analytical Chemistry and Sensors

Resumo

The influence of the electrolyte composition on the kinetics and mechanism of glucose electro-oxidation has been investigated on microcolumnar Au electrodes. Neutral electrolyte solutions containing either sulphate, phosphate, borate or perchlorate anions were employed. The results show that the glucose electro-oxidation reaction on this type of Au electrode is favoured in those electrolytes with a high buffer capacity and is inhibited by anion adsorption. The electro-oxidation process involves the formation of weakly and strongly bound adsorbates acting as poisons. Bulk glucose electro-oxidation apparently takes place without the formation of a detectable amount of adsorbed intermediates.

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