Asad’s paper on organic oxidation kinetics at active anodes

Congratulations to Asad Kariman on his paper in Electrocatalysis. Asad investigated the mechanism and kinetics of organic oxidation occurring in parallel with the oxygen evolution reaction at an active IrO2-Sb2O5-SnO2/Ti anode, using 4-nitrophenol as a model compound. The study provides insight into how organic species are oxidised via surface-bound oxygen intermediates and how the OER and organic oxidation pathways compete — directly relevant to electrochemical wastewater treatment applications.