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The oxidation of formic acid was examined by cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry in order to determine the rate of catalytic activity (reaction turnover) as a function of surface crystallography on preferentially oriented (electrochemically modified) platinum electrodes. The resulting turnover rates indicated a maximum fourfold current enhancement for an approximately 60% (111)-oriented surface versus a polycrystalline surface, suggesting that preferentially oriented electrodes are of potential practical significance.
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Palaikis, L., Wieckowski, A. A catalytic study of formic acid oxidation on preferentially oriented platinum electrodes. Catal Lett 3, 143–158 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00763724
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