Elsevier, Electrochimica Acta, (117), p. 420-425, 2014
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.11.151
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The nitrate ion reduction was studied on boron-doped diamond (BDD) electrodes by real-time on-line differential electrochemical mass spectrometry (DEMS) coupled with chronoamperomety in K+, Na+ cation-containing electrolyte solutions. It was found, via steady state voltammetry, that the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) was affected by the presence of K+ or Na+. A moderate HER occurs in K+-containing electrolyte solution favoring the reaction between NO3- and H-2 species, whereas in Na+-containing electrolyte solutions, the HER kinetics was more important leading to a suppression of molecular nitrogen generation. The use of isotope-labeled nitrogen and DEMS confirmed the influence of alkali cations toward the nitrate ion reduction