Abstract
New copper complex compounds composed of 2,4,6-tris(2-pyridylmethylamino)- 1,3,5-triazine (TPMATA) and CuCl2/CuSO4 in water or ionic liquid (IL) were prepared. Two approaches were used to fix the copper complexes to the IL carbon paste electrodes through our previous one-step method. IL shows its advantage over the traditional organic binder paraffin oil because the electrodes demonstrated much higher activity towards hydrogen peroxide reduction. After introducing TPMATA-CuCl2 dissolved in IL to the electrode, the electrode shows the best current response and selectivity to hydrogen peroxide reduction.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 38-41 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Electrochemistry Communications |
Volume | 40 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2014 |
Keywords
- Carbon paste
- Copper complex
- Electrocatalytic reduction
- Hydrogen peroxide
- Ionic liquid
- Modified electrode