Heterogeneous catalysis that occurs when the anodic and cathodic reactions are short-circuited in an appropriate electrolyte is conceptualized as mixed-potential-driven catalysis, however, its theoretical framework remains underexplored. Here, the authors propose the overpotentials as the driving force of the catalysis and extend Prigogine’s theory to formulate the kinetic equations for the energy conversion from the cathodic and anodic half-reactions into overpotentials, by formation of a mixed potential determined by the catalytic activity.
- Mo Yan
- Nuning Anugrah Putri Namari
- Kotaro Takeyasu