Abstract: The electrocatalyticoxidation of ethanol at the nickel nanowire electrode was investigated by cyclic voltammetry and the forced convection hydrodynamic method. The kinetic parameters of the reaction were measured and it was found that the rate constants of the electron transfer processes on the nanowire electrode were much higher than those reported in the literatures, but the rate constant of the step following the electron transfer process was comparable to the reported values.

Key words: Nickel nanowire, Electrocatalysis, Ethanol, Cyclic voltammetry, Forced convection hydrodynamic method