Development of anode catalysts for a direct ethanol fuel cell

被引:338
作者
Vigier, F
Coutanceau, C
Perrard, A
Belgsir, EM
Lamy, C
机构
[1] Univ Poitiers, Equipe Electrocatalyse, CNRS, UMR 6503, F-86022 Poitiers, France
[2] Univ Lyon 1, Inst Rech Catalyse, UPR 5401, F-69626 Villeurbanne, France
关键词
direct ethanol fuel cell; electrooxidation; ethanol; platinum; rhenium; tin;
D O I
10.1023/B:JACH.0000016629.98535.ad
中图分类号
O646 [电化学、电解、磁化学];
学科分类号
081704 ;
摘要
Ethanol electrooxidation was investigated at platinum based electrodes: Pt, Pt-Sn, Pt-Re dispersed on a high surface area carbon powder. The atomic composition of the bimetallic catalyst was varied and the best results were obtained with an atomic ratio Pt:X close to 100:20. The electrocatalytic activity of Pt, PtSn and PtRe was compared using cyclic voltammetry and long-term electrolyses at constant potential. Under voltammetric conditions and in a single direct ethanol fuel cell, PtSn was the most active catalyst. During electrolysis ethanol was oxidized to acetaldehyde (AAL), acetic acid (AA) and carbon dioxide. On PtSn/C and PtRe/C, the ratio AA/AAL was found to be always lower than unity. Otherwise, PtSn electrocatalysts were the most selective towards the production of CO2 compared to Pt and PtRe electrodes.
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页码:439 / 446
页数:8
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