Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2011, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (1): 150.

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Effect of Preparation Conditions on the Catalytic Performances of PtRu/CAs Catalysts for Methanol Electro-oxidation

ZOU Yue-Chao, LI Xia, HUANG Yong-Min*, LIU Hong-Lai   

  1. Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
  • Received:2010-03-05 Revised:2010-04-21 Online:2011-01-10 Published:2010-12-11
  • Contact: Huang Yong-Min E-mail:huangym@ecust.edu.cn
  • Supported by:

    国家自然科学基金(批准号: 20736002)和教育部长江学者创新团队计划(批准号:   IRT0721)资助.

Abstract: The impregnation method was applied to prepare the platinum – ruthenium (Pt-Ru) catalysts in which the content of Pt was 15%, and the atomic ratio of Pt and Ru was 2:1. The properties of the catalysts prepared with varied impregnated mediums (acetic acid, sodium acetate and water) and different carriers (carbon nanotubes and carbon aerogels) were studied in detail. The X-ray diffractometry(XRD) and transmission electron midroscopy(TEM) were used to observe the surface morphology of above Pt-Ru catalysts. The Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectrum(EDS) was used to analyze the composition of catalysts. The electrochemical performance of the catalysts was examined by cyclic voltammetry with a glassy carbon working electrode in a solution of 1.0 mol/L CH3OH and 0.5 mol/L H2SO4. In above all catalysts, the catalyst prepared with the metal precursor impregnated in CH3COOH and carbon aerogels as a carrier has the highest electrocatalytic activity. The peak current density gets to 38.24 mA/cm2, which is much higher than the rest of the catalysts prepared with other conditions in this paper.

Key words: PtRu/C, Methanol oxidation, Electrocatalyst, Carbon aerogels

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