ISSN print edition: 0366-6352 ISSN electronic edition: 1336-9075 Registr. No.: MK SR 9/7 Published monthly

The cathodic hydrogen evolution reaction at the tin electrode in molten organic salt

B. Wiecek

Institute of Chemistry, University of Wroclaw, PL-50 383 Wroclaw

Abstract: The hydrogen evolution reaction in pure molten triethylammonium fluoroborate at the bare tin electrode has been investigated by the galvanostatic method. It was found that the reaction is much faster than in acidic aqueous solutions. The catalytic effect was attributed to the behaviour of the amine molecules which were present in a molten alkylammonium salt.

Full paper in Portable Document Format: 453a299.pdf

Chemical Papers 45 (3) 299–302 (1991)