Electrooxidation of formaldehyde as a fuel for fuel cells using Fe2+-nano-zeolite modified carbon paste electrode

This study aimed to investigate the application of nano ZSM-5 zeolite for preparation of modified carbone paste electrode for electrocatalytic oxidation of formaldehyde. The electrochemical behavior of modified carbon paste electrodes in the forms of Fe/FeZSM-5CPE and unmodified carbon paste electrode were studied using cyclic voltammetric and chronoamprometric techniques. The obtained results show that the modified carbon paste electrode (Fe/FeZSM-5CPE) is the suitable electrode for electrooxidation of formaldehyde in the acidic solution. The transfer coefficient and current density for formaldehyde were calculated 0.23 and 19.8 mA/cm2, respectively. The rate constant for catalytic reaction was calculated as 3.6 × 103 cm3 s−1 mol−1 via Cottrell equation.