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Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Acid Solution

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Introduction

A widespread interest for the electrochemical oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) has two aspects. The reaction attracts considerable attention from fundamental point of view, as well as it is the most important reaction for application in electrochemical energy conversion devices. It has been in the focus of theoretical considerations as four-electron reaction, very sensitive to the electrode surface structural and electronic properties. It may include a number of elementary reactions, involving electron transfer steps and chemical steps that can form various parallel-consecutive pathways [1–3].

In addition to electrochemical energy conversion in fuel cells, the reaction has applications in energy storage in metal-air batteries, in several industrial processes as the chloralkali electrolysis, and it causes corrosion of metals and alloys in the presence of air. That is why the efforts have been focused on elucidating the mechanism of this reaction and developing proper...

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    Robert F. Savinell

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Vracar, L. (2014). Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Acid Solution. In: Kreysa, G., Ota, Ki., Savinell, R.F. (eds) Encyclopedia of Applied Electrochemistry. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6996-5_481

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