A comparison of nickel boride and Raney nickel electrode activity in the electrocatalytic hydrogenation of phenanthrene

…, P Los, MJ Lessard, J Lessard

Index: Mahdavi; Los; Lessard Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 1994 , vol. 72, # 11 p. 2268 - 2277

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Abstract

The electrocatalytic activity of nickel boride in the electrocatalytic hydrogenation (ECH) of phenanthrene in ethylene glycol-water at 80° C has been compared to that of Raney nickel and fractal nickel. The intrinsic activity of the electrode material (real electrode activity) is the