Catalysis Letters, Vol.30, No.1-4, 151-158, 1995
Oxidation of Methane over Platinum in a Solid Proton-Conducting Electrolyte Cell
Studies of the complete oxidation of methane on a Pt electrode-catalyst in the cell with a solid proton-conducting electrolyte (CH4 + O-2, PtSrCe0.92Dy0.08O3Pt, H2O + N-2) were carried out. The non-Faradaic effect of electrochemical hydrogen pumping on the rate of methane oxidation has been demonstrated. The induced change in the reaction rate at anodic polarization of a Pt electrode-catalyst was over two orders of magnitude higher than the rate of hydrogen pumping from the reaction zone through the electrolyte.
Keywords:OXYGEN