Electrochemical Energy Production Using Fuel Cell Technologies

Birss, Viola I.; Sawy, Ehab N. El; Ketabi, Sanaz; Keyvanfar, Parastoo; Li, Xiaoan; Young, Jason L.

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-52287-6_32

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“…Energy conversion and storage through fuel cell technologies and batteries, respectively is considered to be one of the foremost options to meet the clean energy demand and utilization to tackle climatic issues [1][2][3]. Fuel cell technology is witnessing accelerating growth in both the automobile and stationary energy sectors [4,5].…”

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Facile electrooxidation of ethanol on reduced graphene oxide supported Pt–Pd bimetallic nanocomposite surfaces in acidic media

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Development of electrocatalysts with extended homogeneity and improved metal–support interactions is of urgent scientific need in the context of electrochemical energy applications. Herein, bimetallic Pt-Pd nanoparticles with good homogeneity are fabricated using a convenient solution phase chemical reduction method onto a reduced graphene oxide (rGO) support. X-ray diffraction studies revealed that Pt-Pd/rGO possesses the crystallite size of 3.1 nm. The efficacies of Pt-Pd/rGO catalyst (20 wt% Pt + 10 wt% Pd on rGO support, Pt:Pd atomic ratio = 1:1) towards ethanol electrooxidation reaction (EOR) are evaluated in acidic conditions by cyclic voltammetry using catalyst-coated glassy carbon electrode as a working electrode. With the better dispersion on rGO support the Pt-Pd/rGO nancomposite catalyst exhibit highest mass specific activity (0.358 mA/µg-Pt) which is observed to be 1.9 times of similarly synthesized 20 wt% Pt/rGO (0.189 mA/µg-Pt) and 2.5 times of commercial 20 wt% Pt/C (0.142 mA/µg-Pt), respectively. Apart from the observed improved EOR activity, the Pt-Pd/rGO catalyst exhibited better stability than Pt/rGO and Pt/C catalysts. Strong synergy offered by Pt, Pd and rGO support could contribute to the observed higher EOR activity of Pt-Pd/rGO.

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