Preparation of Nickel Modified Carbon Fibre Electrodes and their Application for Methanol Oxidation

Nickel modified carbon fibre electrodes were prepared by electrochemical oxidation and partial reduction of a graphite fibre electrode with a slow linear potential sweep in 97% H2SO4 solution followed by impregnation & ion exchange with Ni +2 species. The cyclic voltammetry of the modified elect...

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Main Authors: Risbud, Mandar, Baxter, S., Skyllas-Kazacos, M.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Bentham Open 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39576
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author Risbud, Mandar
Baxter, S.
Skyllas-Kazacos, M.
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Baxter, S.
Skyllas-Kazacos, M.
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description Nickel modified carbon fibre electrodes were prepared by electrochemical oxidation and partial reduction of a graphite fibre electrode with a slow linear potential sweep in 97% H2SO4 solution followed by impregnation & ion exchange with Ni +2 species. The cyclic voltammetry of the modified electrode in an alkaline medium showed electrocatalytic activity towards methanol oxidation which is consistent with the behaviour of a polycrystalline nickel electrode in the same media. The electrode fabricated through the ion exchange with 0.1 M Ni solution provided the most significant response for solutions with lower methanol concentrations up to 0.5 M methanol while at higher concentrations of methanol, a poisoning effect was observed resulting in lower performance
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-395762017-02-28T01:41:49Z Preparation of Nickel Modified Carbon Fibre Electrodes and their Application for Methanol Oxidation Risbud, Mandar Baxter, S. Skyllas-Kazacos, M. methanol oxidation surface modification nickel graphite fibre ion exchange Alkaline media Nickel modified carbon fibre electrodes were prepared by electrochemical oxidation and partial reduction of a graphite fibre electrode with a slow linear potential sweep in 97% H2SO4 solution followed by impregnation & ion exchange with Ni +2 species. The cyclic voltammetry of the modified electrode in an alkaline medium showed electrocatalytic activity towards methanol oxidation which is consistent with the behaviour of a polycrystalline nickel electrode in the same media. The electrode fabricated through the ion exchange with 0.1 M Ni solution provided the most significant response for solutions with lower methanol concentrations up to 0.5 M methanol while at higher concentrations of methanol, a poisoning effect was observed resulting in lower performance 2012 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39576 Bentham Open restricted
spellingShingle methanol oxidation
surface modification
nickel
graphite fibre
ion exchange
Alkaline media
Risbud, Mandar
Baxter, S.
Skyllas-Kazacos, M.
Preparation of Nickel Modified Carbon Fibre Electrodes and their Application for Methanol Oxidation
title Preparation of Nickel Modified Carbon Fibre Electrodes and their Application for Methanol Oxidation
title_full Preparation of Nickel Modified Carbon Fibre Electrodes and their Application for Methanol Oxidation
title_fullStr Preparation of Nickel Modified Carbon Fibre Electrodes and their Application for Methanol Oxidation
title_full_unstemmed Preparation of Nickel Modified Carbon Fibre Electrodes and their Application for Methanol Oxidation
title_short Preparation of Nickel Modified Carbon Fibre Electrodes and their Application for Methanol Oxidation
title_sort preparation of nickel modified carbon fibre electrodes and their application for methanol oxidation
topic methanol oxidation
surface modification
nickel
graphite fibre
ion exchange
Alkaline media
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39576