Platinum and CeO2−x Occlusion Electrodeposition at Unsupported Vulcan XC-72R for Methanol and Ethanol Oxidation Reactions in Alkaline Media
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Platinum was electrodeposited in a slurry solution of CeO2 and Vulcan XC-72R to produce Pt/CeO2−x/Vulcan XC-72R catalysts by using the Rotating Disk Slurry Electrodeposition (RoDSE) Technique. The activity of the catalysts was measured towards methanol and ethanol oxidation reactions in alkaline conditions by cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry. The electrochemical results were compared to those obtained on commercial catalysts. Pt/CeO2−x/Vulcan XC-72R (with ∼ 26 wt% Pt) catalyst was the most active for both alcohol oxidation reactions when compared to commercial 40 wt.% and 20% /Vulcan XC-72R (ETEK) catalysts. The mass activity increases 2.0x and 2.4x for methanol and ethanol oxidation reactions when compare with 40 and 20 Pt wt. % commercial catalysts, respectively. The Pt/CeO2−x/Vulcan XC-72R catalysts contained Pt nanoparticles growth within the cerium oxide through an occlusion electrodeposition method. These effects were systematically investigated using X-ray Diffraction (XRD), High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy (HR-TEM), and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS).
Source: ECS Advances
Authors: Amal Suleiman Mahmoud, Cristian L. Menéndez Mora, Rolando Roque-Malherbe, Javier García Martínez, Carlos R. Cabrera
Language: English
Field: Energy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $1,430
Funder: Energy Frontier Research Centers
Award: G221072225
OpenAlex ID: W4402563859