Methanol electro-oxidation on platinum and platinum-tin alloy catalysts dispersed on active carbon

被引:38
作者
Wei, ZD [1 ]
Guo, HT [1 ]
Tang, ZY [1 ]
机构
[1] TIANJIN UNIV,DEPT APPL CHEM,TIANJIN 300072,PEOPLES R CHINA
关键词
methanol electro-oxidation; fuel cells; electrocatalysis; platinum; active carbon;
D O I
10.1016/S0378-7753(96)02389-0
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Platinum and platinum-tin alloy dispersed on active carbon are used as the catalysts for methanol electro-oxidation. Gas chromatographic and X-ray powder diffraction analysis show that the co-existence of Pt/C and PtSn/C in the catalysts yields better catalysis for methanol electro-oxidation than Pt/C alone. The electrochemical behaviour of the electrodes made from catalysts Pt/C and Pt-PtSn/C are investigated, together with platinum black for purposes of comparison. A new intermediate species is suggested to be present in the methanol electrooxidation.
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页码:239 / 242
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