Journal
APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL
Volume 200, Issue -, Pages 246-254Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2016.07.011
Keywords
Ethanol electrooxidation; Pt-Sn electrocatalysts; Carbon nanofibers; Direct ethanol fuel cell; Alkaline media
Funding
- Fundacion Cajacanarias (project BIOGRAF)
- Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (MINECO) [CTQ2011-28913-C02-02, ENE2014-52158-C2-2-R]
- MINECO
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Pt-Sn catalysts supported on carbon, with different Pt-Sn atomic ratios (3:1, 1:1, 1:3), were prepared through the formic acid method (FAM) and supported on different carbon supports (nanofibers and carbon blacks) to study their behavior toward CO stripping and ethanol oxidation reaction (EOR). PtSn/C catalysts and supports were physicochemically characterized by XRD, EDX, XPS, TEM and TPD. Good particle dispersion onto the carbon support, similar particle sizes (around 4-5 nm) and the presence of. tin oxides were observed in all cases. Sn insertion favored the development of the Pt3Sn1 phase and the presence of higher oxidation states of both metals in the catalyst. Ethanol and adsorbed CO oxidation were studied at these materials both in acid and alkaline media, by linear sweep voltammetry and chronoamperometry. Higher EOR current densities were obtained with the increase in the amount of Sn in the samples, been those materials supported on CNF the ones with the best CO tolerance and catalytic activity toward this reaction. As expected, a great improvement of the EOR activity was found in alkaline media compared to sulfuric acid media, providing good expectative for these materials as catalysts for alkaline direct ethanol fuel cells. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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