DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13374356
title: Kinetic Insights into Glycerol Electrooxidation on Nickel: Current-Dependent Product Distribution and Reaction Mechanism

description: ## FILE DESCRIPTION--------------### Figure 1- Fig1a.txt : Cyclic voltammetry of a Ni-based electrode in 0.1 M LiOH and 50 mM glycerol, measured at 5 mV s^-1. - Fig1b.txt : IS spectra obtained at 1.50 V vs RHE in 0.1 M LiOH and 0.1 M LiOH + 50 mM glycerol.- Fig1c.txt : Chronopotentiometric curves at 1 mA cm^-2, 3 mA cm^-2, 5 mA cm^-2 during 2 hours in 0.1 M LiOH + 50 mM glycerol.

### Figure 2- Fig2a.txt : Faradaic Efficiencies for Glycerol oxidation electrolysis at 1 mA cm^-2.- Fig2b.txt : Faradaic Efficiencies for Glycerol oxidation electrolysis at 3 mA cm^-2.- Fig2c.txt : Faradaic Efficiencies for Glycerol oxidation electrolysis at 5 mA cm^-2.- Fig2d.txt : Faradaic Efficiencies for Glycerol oxidation electrolysis at 10 mA cm^-2.- Fig2e.txt : Concentration of reaction products vs. time plots during glycerol oxidation (50 mM) in 0.1 M LiOH at 1 mA cm^-2.- Fig2f.txt : Concentration of reaction products vs. time plots during glycerol oxidation (50 mM) in 0.1 M LiOH at 3 mA cm^-2.- Fig2g.txt : Concentration of reaction products vs. time plots during glycerol oxidation (50 mM) in 0.1 M LiOH at 5 mA cm^-2.- Fig2h.txt : Concentration of reaction products vs. time plots during glycerol oxidation (50 mM) in 0.1 M LiOH at 10 mA cm^-2.

### Figure 3- Fig3a.txt : Rate constant comparison at varying current densities applied for the formation of formate, glycolate, glycerate, tartronate and oxalate with its error bar.

### Figure 4- Fig4a.txt : Differential optical density (m∆O.D) taken at the maximum absorption peak as a function of potential applied in a solution of 0.1 M LiOH and LiOH 0.1 M + 50 mM glycerol in different regions (capacitive, NiOOH formation and GEOR and OER).- Fig4b.txt : Rate law plot for glycerol and LiOH considering current density as a function of the normalized differential absorption (m∆O.D).

### Figure S3- FigS3.txt : X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis 

### Figure S4- FigS4a.txt : Cyclic Voltammetries in different electrolytes.

### Figure S5- FigS5a.txt : Faradaic Efficiencies for Glycerol oxidation electrolysis at 1.53 V vs RHE.- FigS5b.txt : Faradaic Efficiencies for Glycerol oxidation electrolysis at 1.62 V vs RHE.- FigS5c.txt : Faradaic Efficiencies for Glycerol oxidation electrolysis at 1.78 V vs RHE.

### Figure S6- FigS6a.txt : pH measurement near to the surface of the electrode and in the bulk of the solution every five minutes at 1 mA cm^-2.- FigS6b.txt : pH measurement near to the surface of the electrode and in the bulk of the solution every five minutes at 3 mA cm^-2.- FigS6c.txt : pH measurement near to the surface of the electrode and in the bulk of the solution every five minutes at 5 mA cm^-2.

### Figure S7- FigS7a.txt : UV-Vis absorbance spectra as a function of applied potentials in 0.1 M LiOH.- FigS7b.txt : Chronoamperometry measurement without glycerol.- FigS7c.txt : UV-Vis absorbance spectra as a function of applied potentials in 0.1 M LiOH + 50 mM glycerol.- FigS8d.txt : Chronoamperometry measurement with glycerol.

### Figure S8- FigS8a.txt : Differential UV-Vis spectra of pre-catalytic (species formed in capacitive and NiOOH formation region) in 0.1 M LiOH.- FigS8b.txt : Differential UV-Vis spectra of catalytic species (formed in OER and GEOR region) in 0.1 M LiOH.- FigS8c.txt : Differential UV-Vis spectra of pre-catalytic species in 0.1 M LiOH + 50 mM glycerol. - FigS8d.txt :  Differential UV-Vis spectra of catalytic species in 0.1 M LiOH + 50 mM glycerol.- FigS8e.txt : Steady state J-V curve with the onset for OER (Oxygen Evolution Reaction) and GEOR (Glycerol Electrooxidation Reaction) indicated.

### Figure S9- FigS9.txt : Rate law plot for glycerol and LiOH considering current density (j) as a function of the normalized differential absorption (m∆O.D).