Test condition
- No stirring;
- The concentration of reactant at the electrode surface is always 0.
Half reaction:
O+ne→R(a) (a) O + n e → R
The equation of the limiting current versus concentration will be
∂CO∂t=DO∂2CO∂x2(1) (1) ∂ C O ∂ t = D O ∂ 2 C O ∂ x 2
Initial condition:(Concentration is homogeneous)
CO(x,0)=C∗O(2) (2) C O ( x , 0 ) = C O ∗
Boundary conditions:
CO(∞,t)=C∗O(3) (3) C O ( ∞ , t ) = C O ∗
CO(0,t)=0(t>0)(4) (4) C O ( 0 , t ) = 0 ( t > 0 )
Apply Laplace transform to solve Eq.(1)
Laplace transform function
F(s)=∫∞0f(t)e−stdt(5) (5) F ( s ) = ∫ 0 ∞ f ( t ) e − s t d t
Apply Laplace transform on the left part of Eq(1)
L{
∂CO∂t}=∫∞0∂CO∂te−stdt=COe−st∣∣∣∞0+s∫∞0COe−stdt=CO(x,∞)e−s∞−CO(x,0)e0+s∫∞0COe−stdt=−C∗O+s∫∞0COe−stdt(6) L { ∂ C O ∂ t } = ∫ 0 ∞ ∂ C O ∂ t e − s t d t = C O e − s t