Development of Au Promoted Pd/C Electrocatalysts for Methanol, Ethanol and Isopropanol Oxidation in Alkaline Medium

This research is aimed to investigate the Pt-free catalysts for alcohol electrooxidation in alkaline media. The results show that Pd is a good electrocatalyst for ethanol and isopropanol oxidation. The E-TEK Pt/C shows a much higher activity for methanol electrooxidation than Pd/C and PdAu/C electro...

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Main Authors: Su, Y., Zhang, M., Liu, X., Li, Z., Zhu, X., Xu, C., Jiang, San Ping
Format: Journal Article
Published: Electrochemical Science Group 2012
Online Access:http://www.electrochemsci.org/papers/vol7/7054158.pdf
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/38474
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author Su, Y.
Zhang, M.
Liu, X.
Li, Z.
Zhu, X.
Xu, C.
Jiang, San Ping
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Zhang, M.
Liu, X.
Li, Z.
Zhu, X.
Xu, C.
Jiang, San Ping
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description This research is aimed to investigate the Pt-free catalysts for alcohol electrooxidation in alkaline media. The results show that Pd is a good electrocatalyst for ethanol and isopropanol oxidation. The E-TEK Pt/C shows a much higher activity for methanol electrooxidation than Pd/C and PdAu/C electrocatalysts. The methanol shows a very bad activity of electrooxidation on the Pd/C and PdAu/C electrodes. Ethanol and isopropanol have higher oxidation activity on Pd/C than methanol in alkaline media. Gold can increase the palladium catalytic activity for methanol, ethanol and isopropanol oxidation. PdAu/C has higher catalytic activity and better steady-state electrolysis for ethanol and isopropanol oxidation than Pd/C and E-TEK Pt/C, however Au can’t enhance the stability and poisoning tolerance of Pd electrocatalysts for methanol oxidation.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-384742017-01-30T14:21:52Z Development of Au Promoted Pd/C Electrocatalysts for Methanol, Ethanol and Isopropanol Oxidation in Alkaline Medium Su, Y. Zhang, M. Liu, X. Li, Z. Zhu, X. Xu, C. Jiang, San Ping This research is aimed to investigate the Pt-free catalysts for alcohol electrooxidation in alkaline media. The results show that Pd is a good electrocatalyst for ethanol and isopropanol oxidation. The E-TEK Pt/C shows a much higher activity for methanol electrooxidation than Pd/C and PdAu/C electrocatalysts. The methanol shows a very bad activity of electrooxidation on the Pd/C and PdAu/C electrodes. Ethanol and isopropanol have higher oxidation activity on Pd/C than methanol in alkaline media. Gold can increase the palladium catalytic activity for methanol, ethanol and isopropanol oxidation. PdAu/C has higher catalytic activity and better steady-state electrolysis for ethanol and isopropanol oxidation than Pd/C and E-TEK Pt/C, however Au can’t enhance the stability and poisoning tolerance of Pd electrocatalysts for methanol oxidation. 2012 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/38474 http://www.electrochemsci.org/papers/vol7/7054158.pdf Electrochemical Science Group restricted
spellingShingle Su, Y.
Zhang, M.
Liu, X.
Li, Z.
Zhu, X.
Xu, C.
Jiang, San Ping
Development of Au Promoted Pd/C Electrocatalysts for Methanol, Ethanol and Isopropanol Oxidation in Alkaline Medium
title Development of Au Promoted Pd/C Electrocatalysts for Methanol, Ethanol and Isopropanol Oxidation in Alkaline Medium
title_full Development of Au Promoted Pd/C Electrocatalysts for Methanol, Ethanol and Isopropanol Oxidation in Alkaline Medium
title_fullStr Development of Au Promoted Pd/C Electrocatalysts for Methanol, Ethanol and Isopropanol Oxidation in Alkaline Medium
title_full_unstemmed Development of Au Promoted Pd/C Electrocatalysts for Methanol, Ethanol and Isopropanol Oxidation in Alkaline Medium
title_short Development of Au Promoted Pd/C Electrocatalysts for Methanol, Ethanol and Isopropanol Oxidation in Alkaline Medium
title_sort development of au promoted pd/c electrocatalysts for methanol, ethanol and isopropanol oxidation in alkaline medium
url http://www.electrochemsci.org/papers/vol7/7054158.pdf
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/38474