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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
卷 37, 期 15, 页码 11185-11194出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.04.132
关键词
Ethanol electro-oxidation; Alkaline media; Carbon-supported Pt; Carbon-supported Pd; Temperature; Mechanism
资金
- U.S. Army Research Lab [W911NF-10-2-0075]
The ethanol electro-oxidation behaviors of Pt/C and Pd/C in alkaline media were compared using potentiodynamic and potentiostatic methods. Various ethanol and alkaline concentrations were studied. In addition, the temperature effect of ethanol oxidation was investigated. The Pd/C showed a higher activity toward ethanol oxidation than the Pt/C, especially in the potentiostatic measurement. This is mainly due to the higher oxyphilic characteristics of the Pd/C and the relatively inert nature of the Pd/C on C-C bond cleavage. The apparent activation energies of the ethanol oxidation on the Pd/C in alkaline media varied from 26.6 to 30.4 kJ mol(-1), depending on the potentials. The Tafel slopes could be divided into two parts on both catalysts: at low overpotentials, the Tafel slope on both the Pt/C and the Pd/C was close to 120 mV dec(-1) at all temperatures; at high overpotentials, the Tafel slope was ca. 260 mV dec(-1) on the Pd/C at all temperatures, but was much higher on the Pt/C, especially at high temperatures. Based on these results, it is concluded that Pd/C has less poisoning effect and higher activity than Pt/C for selective oxidation of ethanol to acetate. Copyright (C) 2012, Hydrogen Energy Publications, LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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