Journal
CATALYSTS
Volume 12, Issue 7, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/catal12070676
Keywords
strontium molybdate; methanol electro-oxidation; carbon monoxide electro-oxidation reaction; CO tolerance
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- Ministry of Science and Technology Taiwan [MOST 107-2221-E-239-007]
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This study investigates the use of strontium molybdate for improving the electrochemical performance of direct methanol fuel cells. Strontium molybdate helps remove CO-like intermediates and accelerate their conversion to CO2, enhancing the methanol electro-oxidation and CO tolerance in DMFCs.
A high methanol electro-oxidation (MOR) and carbon monoxide (CO) tolerance satisfied the electrochemical requirements of direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs). The study investigated strontium molybdate (SrMoO4) mixed with Vulcan XC-72, carbon-loaded with 20% Pt. The electrochemical performance was confirmed by MOR and CO tolerance activities measured via cyclic voltammetry (CV). The synergistic effect between Pt and SrMoO4 is essential to affect the electrochemical characteristic. SrMoO4 can help remove CO-like intermediate products on the Pt surface, enhancing electrochemical performance for DMFCs. In addition, HxMoO3/HyMoO3 existence in Sr0.5Mo0.5O4-delta can quickly remove intermediates from Pt surfaces and accelerate the transformation of adsorbed intermediates to CO2. The results obtained showed that 20%-Pt/uncalcined Sr0.5Mo0.5O4-delta-C electrocatalyst has higher MOR and CO tolerance ability in DMFCs. Furthermore, the fabricated DMFC shows excellent long-term electrochemical stability after 1000 cycles and a maximum power density (1.42 mW/cm(2)) higher than commercial 20%-Pt/C (1.27 mW/cm(2)).
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