Synthesis of carbon supported PdSn electrocatalysts in alkaline media

ISBN-13: 9783330076594 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 60 str.

Amir Mahmoud Makin Adam

Opis

Direct alcohol fuel cells (DAFCs) have received much attention from research academia because of their importance as alternative sources of energy. In this study, PdSn8/C, PdSn10 /C PdSn10.3, PdSn10.7/C, PdSn11/C and PdSn14/C (23 wt%) electrocatalysts on Vulcan XC72 carbon powder were prepared by impregnation reduction method and studied for the reaction of methanol and ethanol electrooxidation in an alkaline medium. The samples were characterized by X-ray Diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The electrochemical characterization was performed using cyclic voltammetry (CV) and chronoamperometry (CA). It is found that for methanol and ethanol electrooxidation, PdSn10.7/C exhibited higher electrochemical performance than the commercial Pd/C. This realized high performance could be attributed to the generation of OH- species by Sn at lower potential.

O autorze

Makin Adam, Amir Mahmoud
Amir Mahmoud Makin Adam was born in Kartoum Sudan 30/11/1986. 2016 to 2020 PhD degree (Chemical Engineering) Xiamen University- P.R.China. 2013 to 2015 Ms deree (Chemical Engineering) Xiamen University- P.R.China. 2006 to 2010 Bs (Applied chemistry) International University of Africa-Sudan. 2012 to 2013 Post graduate Diploma.