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Study of oxygen reduction on copper applied to the peroxidase-mediated oxidation of methylene blue

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The kinetics of oxygen reduction was studied on copper in tartarate solutions using a rotating disc electrode. The effect of pH on the cathodic reduction was examined. AC impedance and cathodic polarization curves showed that the reaction is partially controlled by mass transport. At high current densities, the limiting current values showed that O2 is reduced mainly through the four electron pathway. From measurements of density and viscosity and data taken from Levich and Tafel plots, diffusion coefficients for oxygen in tartarate medium were calculated. Peroxidase-mediated oxidation of methylene blue (MB) results using electrogenerated H2O2 on copper electrode showed that O2 reduction reaction occurs in two steps producing the adsorbed intermediate species H2O2 by k 2. In the absence of peroxidase, the hydrogen peroxide elimination has to be rapid with k 3 ≫ k M. The MB oxidation by lignin peroxidase using electrogenerated H2O2 was studied. After 24 h LiP is able to oxide the MB, producing different oxidized forms: azure C and thionine, with yield of 23% and 66%, respectively.

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We are grateful to CAPES/Brazil for the doctoral research grant given to Jaqueline B. de Matos.

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    Jaqueline B. de Matos, Marcio José E. M. Cardoso, Oswaldo E. Barcia, Guilherme C. G. de Oliveira & Eliane D’Elia

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de Matos, J.B., Cardoso, M.J.E.M., Barcia, O.E. et al. Study of oxygen reduction on copper applied to the peroxidase-mediated oxidation of methylene blue. J Mater Sci 45, 1677–1682 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-009-4151-y

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