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Study of pyrolyzed hemin/C as non-platinum cathodic catalyst for direct methanol fuel cells
- Source :
- SCIENCE CHINA Chemistry; September 2010, Vol. 53 Issue: 9 p2057-2062, 6p
- Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- Abstract: Biological reduction of O<subscript>2</subscript> to H<subscript>2</subscript>O justifies a serious look at heme as a potential O<subscript>2</subscript> reduction reaction (ORR) catalyst for low temperature fuel cells. In this study, a novel non-platinum electrocatalyst for ORR was prepared through hemin, which is hydrochloride of heme, supported on Black Pearls 2000 carbon black (Hm-BP) pyrolyzed at 700–900 °C in Ar atmosphere. The physical and electrocatalytic properties of as-prepared catalysts were characterized by TGA, XRD, XPS, TEM, rotating disk electrode (RDE) and rotating ring disk electrode (RRDE). It has found that the catalyst treated at 750 °C (Hm-BP-750) exhibits the best property among the Hm-BP catalysts prepared. The onset potential of ORR on the Hm-BP-750 at 30 °C was measured ca. 0.90 V (vs. RHE) in 0.1 M H<subscript>2</subscript>SO<subscript>4</subscript>, and mass current density was reached 15.3 mA mg<superscript>−1</superscript> at 0.75 V. It has revealed that O<subscript>2</subscript> could be reduced directly to water in a 4e process between 0.9 and 0.83V, and the yield of H<subscript>2</subscript>O<subscript>2</subscript> was 0–18% in the potential range of 0.83–0.63 V. This methanol-tolerant catalyst also presents excellent stability in medium-term test of direct methanol fuel cell at 80 °C.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 16747291 and 18691870
- Volume :
- 53
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- Supplemental Index
- Journal :
- SCIENCE CHINA Chemistry
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- ejs22266766
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11426-010-4084-y