期刊
ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
卷 83, 期 -, 页码 40-46出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2012.07.098
关键词
Electro chemical oxidation; Tafel slopes; Platinum and palladium; Ethanol; Graphite paste electrode
资金
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIESH) [RC2 ES018810]
- Schlumberger Foundation Faculty for the Future Fellowship
Microwave induced reactions for immobilizing platinum and palladium nanoparticles on multiwall carbon nanotubes are presented. The resulting hybrid materials were used as catalysts for direct methanol, ethanol and formic acid oxidation in acidic as well as alkaline media. The electrodes are formed by simply mixing the hybrids with graphite paste, thus using a relatively small quantity of the precious metal. We report Tafel slopes and apparent activation energies at different potentials and temperatures. Ethanol electro-oxidation with the palladium hybrid showed an activation energy of 7.64 kJ mol(-1) which is lower than those observed for other systems. This system is economically attractive because Pd is significantly less expensive than Pt and ethanol is fast evolving as a commercial biofuel. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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