Table 1.
Average Faradaic efficiency for each product detected on the Co-corrole-carbon paper electrode
| Potential V vs. RHE | Faradaic Efficiency of each reduced products on Co-corrole-carbon paper electrode after 5 h of controlled potential electrolysis at the mentioned potentialsa | Total FE% | Charge passed (Coulomb) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CH3CH2OH | CH3OH | HCOO− | CH3COO− | H2 | HCOH | (CHO)2 | |||
| FE% | FE% | FE% | FE% | FE% | FE% | FE% | Avg. | ||
| −0.515 | – | 59 | 12 | – | 17 | 10 | – | 98 | 35 |
| −0.585 | 5 | 52 | 10 | – | 22 | 6 | 3 | 98 | 36 |
| −0.650 | 10 | 45 | 8 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 98 | 39 |
| −0.700 | 23 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 99 | 40 |
| −0.730 | 39 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 98 | 42 |
| −0.770 | 44 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 99 | 43 |
| −0.800 | 48 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 99 | 44 |
| −0.855 | 47 | 5 | – | 12 | 33 | – | 2 | 99 | 47 |
| −0.905 | 45 | 3 | – | 12 | 37 | – | 1 | 98 | 50 |
| −0.955 | 47 | 2 | – | 13 | 36 | – | – | 98 | 53 |
aIn 0.1 M NaClO4 (0.1 M pH = 6.0 phosphate buffer)