Mechanistic studies of the electrochemical reduction of the cadmium ion / Studies over het mechanisme van de elektrochemische reduktie van het cadmium ion
doctoral thesis
In this thesis a study on the reduction mechanism of the cadmium ion Cd(II) to cadmium amalgam Cd(Hg) at the mercury/aqueous electrolyte interface is described. This system has been considered as a simple model for the study of electrode reactions for a long time. However, during the last few years it appeared that the reaction is more complicated and actually proceeds via a three step mechanism. A direct consequence of this discovery is that the study of the influence of some parameters on the reaction can better be done by investigating the influence on separate steps than on the overall process. This is the guiding principle of this thesis.
TNO Identifier
520306
Place of publication
Apeldoorn