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Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Hydrazine Using a Cobalt Bis(thiosemicarbazone) Complex

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In this article we report the synthesis and characterisation of novel cobalt bis(thiosemicarbazone) complex [Co(NH3)2L]NO3 that is utilised as electrocatalyst for the oxidation of hydrazine using modified electrode approach. Electrochemical studies such as cyclic voltammetry, linear sweep voltammetry and chronoamperometry demonstrate superior electrocatalytic behaviour of the prepared complex as compared to bare electrodes. Based on Tafel plot analysis, for electrooxidation of hydrazine, initial one electron transfer is found to be the rate limiting step which is followed by fast three electron transfer for complete oxidation to nitrogen. Chronoamperometry technique show selective response towards hydrazine electrooxidation in the presence of interfering agents and sensitive with the detection limit of 1.7 µM. Based on our studies, cobalt complex modified electrode could be used as an alternative electrocatalyst compared to that of precious metal based electrocatalyst for hydrazine oxidation.

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T.M acknowledges the support received from DST-SERB (EMR/2016/000236) Project and Central University of Karnataka in the form of fellowships for three years and last one year respectively. V.N.N.S acknowledges the financial support received from DST-SERB sponsored grant under EMR category with file No (EMR/2016/000236). D.P acknowledges the UGC start-up Grant (No.F.30-489/2019(BSR)) and G.M acknowledge the research facilities and support of the management from Vivekananda College, Madurai and T.M, H.H, V.N.N.S and D.P. acknowledge the support of Central University of Karnataka, Kalaburagi.

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    Thamaraichelvan Marichelvam, Harish Holla, Venkata Narayanan Naranammalpuram Sundaram & Duraippandi Palanimuthu

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Marichelvam, T., Murugan, G., Holla, H. et al. Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Hydrazine Using a Cobalt Bis(thiosemicarbazone) Complex. Top Catal (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11244-022-01584-8

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