CO , Formic Acid, and Methanol Oxidation in Acid Electrolytes–Mechanisms and Electrocatalysis

Abstract The sections in this article are Scope of the Chapter Basic Facts Thermodynamics, Open‐circuit Potentials Reaction Pathways Bifunctional Mechanism of Methanol Oxidation Oxidation ofCO, Formic Acid, and Methanol at Pt Metals Results viaCVandMSCV Carbon Monoxide Oxidation Methanol Oxidation Formic Acid Oxidation Study of Adsorbates viaFTIRS Carbon Monoxide Formic Acid The Anodic Maximum of Formic Acid Oxidation below 0.5V Methanol Metal Alloys and Binary Metal Catalysts COOxidation Oxidation of Methanol Ad‐atom Effects on Formic Acid Oxidation Surface Structure and Methanol Electrocatalysis Ex SituSTMImages Taken during Methanol Oxidation viaUHVTransfer Current Decay at Smooth Surfaces Rate‐determining Step of Methanol Oxidation Instabilities – Oscillations during the Oxidation of Formic Acid, Methanol, and Carbon Monoxide General Conditions for Electrochemical Instabilities Potential Oscillations during Formic Acid Oxidation Current Oscillations during Methanol Oxidation Current Oscillations duringCOOxidation at a Rotating Disc Nonelectrochemical Pathway of Methanol Oxidation