Nitrogen-doped carbon black supported Pd nanoparticles as an effective catalyst for formic acid electro-oxidation reaction

Na SUN , Minglei WANG , Jinfa CHANG , Junjie GE , Wei XING , Guangjie SHAO

Front. Energy ›› 2017, Vol. 11 ›› Issue (3) : 310 -317.

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Front. Energy ›› 2017, Vol. 11 ›› Issue (3) :310 -317. DOI: 10.1007/s11708-017-0491-5
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Nitrogen-doped carbon black supported Pd nanoparticles as an effective catalyst for formic acid electro-oxidation reaction
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Pd nanoparticles supported on nitrogen doped carbon black (Vulcan XC-72R) with two different levels of doping were prepared by the microwave-assisted ethylene glycol reduction process and used as catalyst for the formic acid electro-oxidation (FAEO). The results indicate that the different nitrogen doping contents in Pd/N-C catalysts have a significant effect on the performance of FAEO. A higher N content facilitates the uniform dispersion of Pd nanoparticles on carbon black with narrow particle size distribution. Furthermore, the electrochemical results show that the catalyst with a higher N-doping content possesses a higher catalytic activity and a long-term stability for FAEO. The peak current density of the Pd/N-C (high) catalyst is 1.27 and 2.31 times that of the Pd/N-C (low) and homemade Pd/C-H catalyst. The present paper may provide a simple method for preparation of high-performance anode catalyst for direct formic acid fuel cells (DFAFCs).

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formic acid electro-oxidation / nitrogen doped / oxidized carbon / nitrogen content

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Na SUN, Minglei WANG, Jinfa CHANG, Junjie GE, Wei XING, Guangjie SHAO. Nitrogen-doped carbon black supported Pd nanoparticles as an effective catalyst for formic acid electro-oxidation reaction. Front. Energy, 2017, 11 (3) : 310-317 DOI:10.1007/s11708-017-0491-5

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