Catalysts for direct ethanol fuel cells

E Antolini - Journal of Power Sources, 2007 - Elsevier
By comparing the performance of fuel cells operating on some low molecular weight
alcohols, it resulted that ethanol may replace methanol in a direct alcohol fuel cell. To …

Low and non-platinum electrocatalysts for PEMFCs: Current status, challenges and prospects

A Brouzgou, SQ Song, P Tsiakaras - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2012 - Elsevier
Platinum-based nanomaterials are the most commonly adopted electrocatalysts for both
anode and cathode reactions in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) fed with …

Pt–Ni octahedra as electrocatalysts for the ethanol electro-oxidation reaction

JE Sulaiman, S Zhu, Z Xing, Q Chang, M Shao - ACS Catalysis, 2017 - ACS Publications
Alloying Pt electrocatalysts with late transition metals (eg, Ni, Co, and Fe) is an effective
strategy to lower the catalyst cost and improve their tolerance toward CO in the anode of …

Monolayer bimetallic surfaces: Experimental and theoretical studies of trends in electronic and chemical properties

JG Chen, CA Menning, MB Zellner - Surface Science Reports, 2008 - Elsevier
The current review focuses on the general trends in the electronic and chemical properties
of monolayer bimetallic surfaces (MBS). The MBS is defined in this review as a monolayer of …

The methanol oxidation reaction on platinum alloys with the first row transition metals: The case of Pt–Co and–Ni alloy electrocatalysts for DMFCs: A short review

E Antolini, JRC Salgado, ER Gonzalez - Applied Catalysis B …, 2006 - Elsevier
In recent years there has been much activity in examining Pt alloys with first row transition
metals as catalysts materials for DMFCs. In this work, the electrochemical oxidation of …

Nanocarbon/oxide composite catalysts for bifunctional oxygen reduction and evolution in reversible alkaline fuel cells: A mini review

M Chen, L Wang, H Yang, S Zhao, H Xu, G Wu - Journal of Power Sources, 2018 - Elsevier
A reversible fuel cell (RFC), which integrates a fuel cell with an electrolyzer, is similar to a
rechargeable battery. This technology lies on high-performance bifunctional catalysts for the …

Theoretical means for searching bimetallic alloys as anode electrocatalysts for direct liquid-feed fuel cells

UB Demirci - Journal of Power Sources, 2007 - Elsevier
The present paper reviews the best anode electrocatalysts, mainly the alloys, which have
been tested in direct liquid-feed fuel cells fed with methanol, ethanol or formic acid. It …

High-quality hydrogen from the catalyzed decomposition of formic acid by Pd–Au/C and Pd–Ag/C

X Zhou, Y Huang, W Xing, C Liu, J Liao… - Chemical …, 2008 - pubs.rsc.org
High-quality hydrogen from the catalyzed decomposition of formic acid by Pd–Au/ C and Pd–Ag/
C - Chemical Communications (RSC Publishing) DOI:10.1039/B803661F Royal Society of …

Composition effects of FePt alloy nanoparticles on the electro-oxidation of formic acid

W Chen, J Kim, S Sun, S Chen - Langmuir, 2007 - ACS Publications
The catalytic activities of Fe x Pt100-x alloy nanoparticles at different compositions (x= 10,
15, 42, 54, 58, and 63) in the electro-oxidation of formic acid have been investigated by …

Novel Pt-free catalyst for oxygen electroreduction

H Meng, PK Shen - Electrochemistry communications, 2006 - Elsevier
The tungsten carbide nanocrystals promoted Ag composite electrocatalysts have been firstly
prepared and used for the electroreduction of oxygen in alkaline solution. These Pt-free …