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SUBMITTER: Yuan L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5932601 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chemical science 20180226 13
We employ a surface plasmon resonance imaging (SPRi) technique to monitor the <i>in operando</i> process of formaldehyde (HCHO) production during methanol oxidation with high spatial and temporal resolutions. While common wisdom suggests HCHO is generated as an intermediate during continuous electron transfer towards CO<sub>2</sub>, we find that the majority of HCHO is produced <i>via</i> self-catalyzed chemical and electrochemical reactions under open-circuit conditions, which lead to an unprec ...[more]