Significance of wall number on the carbon nanotube support-promoted electrocatalytic activity of Pt NPs towards methanol/formic acid oxidation reactions in direct alcohol fuel cells

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
pp. 1961-1971 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weiyong Yuan ◽  
Yi Cheng ◽  
Pei Kang Shen ◽  
Chang Ming Li ◽  
San Ping Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cells ◽  
Carbon Nanotube ◽  
Formic Acid ◽  
Electrocatalytic Activity ◽  
Formic Acid Oxidation ◽  
Acid Oxidation ◽  
Oxidation Reactions ◽  
Direct Alcohol Fuel Cells ◽  
Alcohol Fuel

The inner walls of CNTs have a significant effect on the electrocatalytic activity of supported Pt NPs for MOR/FAOR in fuel cells.

scholarly journals Engineering the morphology of palladium nanostructures to tune their electrocatalytic activity in formic acid oxidation reactions

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (12) ◽  
pp. 5810-5820 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bulti Pramanick ◽  
Trivender Kumar ◽  
Aditi Halder ◽  
Prem Felix Siril
Keyword(s):  
Catalytic Activity ◽  
Fuel Cells ◽  
Formic Acid ◽  
Electrocatalytic Activity ◽  
Oxidation Reaction ◽  
Particle Morphology ◽  
Formic Acid Oxidation ◽  
Acid Oxidation ◽  
Oxidation Reactions ◽  
Formic Acid Oxidation Reaction

Pd nanomaterials can be effective catalysts for the electrocatalytic formic acid oxidation reaction (FAOR) in fuel cells and their catalytic activity can be engineered by tuning the particle morphology.

scholarly journals Electrocatalytic Activities towards the Electrochemical Oxidation of Formic Acid and Oxygen Reduction Reactions over Bimetallic, Trimetallic and Core–Shell-Structured Pd-Based Materials

Inorganics ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takao Gunji ◽  
Futoshi Matsumoto
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cells ◽  
Formic Acid ◽  
Oxygen Reduction ◽  
Electrocatalytic Activity ◽  
Formic Acid Oxidation ◽  
Acid Oxidation ◽  
Core Shell ◽  
Promising Alternative ◽  
Reduction Reactions ◽  
Oxygen Reduction Reactions

The structural design of nanosized electrocatalysts is extremely important for cathodic oxygen reduction reactions (ORR) and anodic oxidation reactions in small organic compounds in direct fuel cells. While Pt is still the most commonly used electrode material for ORR, the Pd electrocatalyst is a promising alternative to Pt, because it exhibits much higher electrocatalytic activity towards formic acid electrooxidation, and the electrocatalytic activity of ORR on the Pd electrode is the higher than that of all other precious metals, except for Pt. In addition, the mass activity of Pt in a core–shell structure for ORR can be improved significantly by using Pd and Pd-based materials as core materials. Herein, we review various nanoscale Pd-based bimetallic, trimetallic and core–shell electrocatalysts for formic acid oxidation and ORR of polymer electrolyte fuel cells (PEFCs). This review paper is separated into two major topics: the electrocatalytic activity towards formic acid oxidation over various Pd-based electrocatalysts, and the activity of ORR on Pd-based materials and Pd core–Pt shell structures.

scholarly journals Electrochemical Deposition of Platinum and Palladium on Gold Nanoparticles Loaded Carbon Nanotube Support for Oxidation Reactions in Fuel Cell

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Surin Saipanya ◽  
Somchai Lapanantnoppakhun ◽  
Thapanee Sarakonsri
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotube ◽  
Formic Acid ◽  
Hydrogen Adsorption ◽  
Active Surface ◽  
Formic Acid Oxidation ◽  
Hydrogen Desorption ◽  
Acid Oxidation ◽  
Active Surface Area ◽  
Cyclic Voltammograms ◽  
Oxidation Reactions

Pt and Pd sequentially electrodeposited Au nanoparticles loaded carbon nanotube (Au-CNT) was prepared for the electrocatalytic study of methanol, ethanol, and formic acid oxidations. All electrochemical measurements were carried out in a three-electrode cell. A platinum wire and Ag/AgCl were used as auxiliary and reference electrodes, respectively. Suspension of the Au-CNT, phosphate buffer, isopropanol, and Nafion was mixed and dropped on glassy carbon as a working electrode. By sequential deposition method, PdPtPt/Au-CNT, PtPdPd/Au-CNT, and PtPdPt/Au-CNT catalysts were prepared. Cyclic voltammograms (CVs) of those catalysts in 1 M H2SO4solution showed hydrogen adsorption and hydrogen desorption reactions. CV responses for those three catalysts in methanol, ethanol, and formic acid electrooxidations studied in 2 M CH3OH, CH3CH2OH, and HCOOH in 1 M H2SO4show characteristic oxidation peaks. The oxidation peaks at anodic scan contribute to those organic substance oxidations while the peaks at cathodic scan are related with the reoxidation of the adsorbed carbonaceous species. Comparing all those three catalysts, it can be found that the PdPtPt/Au-CNT catalyst is good at methanol oxidation; the PtPdPt/Au-CNT effectively enhances ethanol oxidation while the PtPdPd/Au-CNT exceptionally catalyzes formic acid oxidation. Therefore, a different stoichiometry affects the electrochemical active surface area of the catalysts to achieve the catalytic oxidation reactions.

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