Introducing oxophilic metal and interstitial hydrogen into Pd lattice to boost electrochemical performance of alkaline ethanol oxidation

Author(s):  
Cong Shen ◽  
Hanming Chen ◽  
Mingye Qiu ◽  
Yuqiang Shi ◽  
Wei Yan ◽  
...  

The sluggish kinetics of ethanol oxidation reaction (EOR), poor C1 selectivity and susceptibility to toxicity of CO intermediates hinder the commercialization of direct ethanol fuel cells (DEFCs). In this paper,...

Author(s):  
Si Li ◽  
Anxiang Guan ◽  
Huining Wang ◽  
Yaqin Yan ◽  
Haoliang Huang ◽  
...  

The electrocatalytic ethanol oxidation reaction (EOR) is a critical component for direct ethanol fuel cells, while its reactivity, stability, and selectivity toward C1 products are severely hindered by the poisoning...


Author(s):  
Moxuan Liu ◽  
Miao Xie ◽  
Yilan Jiang ◽  
Zhaojun Liu ◽  
Yiming Lu ◽  
...  

The ethanol oxidation reaction (EOR), the anode reaction of direct ethanol fuel cells, suffers from the sluggish oxidation kinetics and its low selectivity toward complete oxidation to CO2. The key...


2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 203-214
Author(s):  
Bernd Cermenek ◽  
Boštjan Genorio ◽  
Thomas Winter ◽  
Sigrid Wolf ◽  
Justin G. Connell ◽  
...  

AbstractDirect ethanol fuel cells (DEFC) still lack active and efficient electrocatalysts for the alkaline ethanol oxidation reaction (EOR). In this work, a new instant reduction synthesis method was developed to prepare carbon supported ternary PdNiBi nanocatalysts with improved EOR activity. Synthesized catalysts were characterized with a variety of structural and compositional analysis techniques in order to correlate their morphology and surface chemistry with electrochemical performance. The modified instant reduction synthesis results in well-dispersed, spherical Pd85Ni10Bi5 nanoparticles on Vulcan XC72R support (Pd85Ni10Bi5/C(II-III)), with sizes ranging from 3.7 ± 0.8 to 4.7 ± 0.7 nm. On the other hand, the common instant reduction synthesis method leads to significantly agglomerated nanoparticles (Pd85Ni10Bi5/C(I)). EOR activity and stability of these three different carbon supported PdNiBi anode catalysts with a nominal atomic ratio of 85:10:5 were probed via cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry using the rotating disk electrode method. Pd85Ni10Bi5/C(II) showed the highest electrocatalytic activity (150 mA⋅cm−2; 2678 mA⋅mg−1) with low onset potential (0.207 V) for EOR in alkaline medium, as compared to a commercial Pd/C and to the other synthesized ternary nanocatalysts Pd85Ni10Bi5/C(I) and Pd85Ni10Bi5/C(III). This new synthesis approach provides a new avenue to developing efficient, carbon supported ternary nanocatalysts for future energy conversion devices.


2013 ◽  
Vol 140-141 ◽  
pp. 378-385 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marta C. Figueiredo ◽  
Annukka Santasalo-Aarnio ◽  
Francisco J. Vidal-Iglesias ◽  
José Solla-Gullón ◽  
Juan M. Feliu ◽  
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2013 ◽  
Vol 53 (28) ◽  
pp. 23-30
Author(s):  
B. B. L. Reeb ◽  
N. Kluy ◽  
O. Schneider ◽  
U. Stimming

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