Non-Faradaic electrochemical modification of catalytic activity: VIII: Rh catalyzed C2H4 oxidationNon-Faradaic electrochemical modification of catalytic activity: VIII: Rh catalyzed C2H4 oxidation Peer-Reviewed Journal Publication Δημοσίευση σε Περιοδικό με Κριτές 2015-10-301995enThe catalytic activity of polycrystalline Rh films deposited on 8 mol% Y2O3-stabilized ZrO2, (YSZ), an O2-− conductor, can be altered dramatically and reversibly by varying the potential of the Rh catalyst film. The complete oxidation of ethylene was investigated as a model reaction in the temperature range 300 to 400°C and at atmospheric total pressure. The rate of C2H4 oxidation can be reversibly enhanced by up to 100 times by supplying O2− to the catalyst via positive potential application (up to 1.5 V). This is the highest rate enhancement observed so far with in situ electrochemical promotion studies. The steady-state rate increase is typically 104 times larger than the steady-state rate of O2− supply to the catalyst. It was also found that varying the catalyst potential causes the appearance of the well-known compensation effect with an isokinetic point at 372°C. As in previous studies of the effect of non-Faradaic electrochemical modification of catalytic activity (NEMCA) the observed behaviour is due to the promotional action of back-spillover oxide ions which migrate from the YSZ solid electrolyte onto the catalyst surface under the influence of the applied potential. The back-spillover oxide ions are less reactive with C2H4 than normally chemisorbed oxygen and act as promoters by affecting the binding strength of chemisorbed oxygen and ethylene.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Journal of Catalysis1541124-136 Pliangos C. A. Gentekakis Ioannis Γεντεκακης Ιωαννης Verykios, Xenophon E Vayenas, Costas G Elsevier Catalysis