PtRh based electrocatalyst for direct ethanol fuel cells
Research and experiments were carried out to various synthesized metal alloy electrocatalysts for better understanding on its performance for ethanol oxidation. In this report, electrocatalysts were subjected to different metal compositions in searching of better performance alloy electroca...
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| author | Xie, Bi Fen |
| author2 | Jiang San Ping |
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| description | Research and experiments were carried out to various synthesized metal
alloy electrocatalysts for better understanding on its performance for ethanol
oxidation. In this report, electrocatalysts were subjected to different metal
compositions in searching of better performance alloy electrocatalysts.
Metals such as platinum (Pt), Rhodium (Rh), Nickel (Ni) and Cobalt (Co)
were used in alloying for the formation of electrocatalyst, and chemicals for
instance, the Sodium Borohydride (NaBH4) and Ethyl Glycol (EG) were used
as reducing agent in the experiments. Cyclic voltammogram and
chronoampergrams were also performed to aid in analyzing the collected
data for hydrogen and ethanol oxidation activities of the electrocatalyst. And
with the gathered tabulated results, it was proven that platinum and rhodium
(PtRh) and platinum, rhodium, nickel (Pt75Rh15Ni10) electrocatalysts were
capable of better performance compared with the rest of electrocatalysts.
Possible errors attributed to the results causing other platinum (Pt) metal
alloy electrocatalysts not performing as good were highlighted. These errors
were sought to be modified in searching of better performance and cost
saving of metal alloy electrocatalysts. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/406242023-03-04T18:26:09Z PtRh based electrocatalyst for direct ethanol fuel cells Xie, Bi Fen Jiang San Ping School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering DRNTU::Engineering::Chemical engineering::Industrial electrochemistry Research and experiments were carried out to various synthesized metal alloy electrocatalysts for better understanding on its performance for ethanol oxidation. In this report, electrocatalysts were subjected to different metal compositions in searching of better performance alloy electrocatalysts. Metals such as platinum (Pt), Rhodium (Rh), Nickel (Ni) and Cobalt (Co) were used in alloying for the formation of electrocatalyst, and chemicals for instance, the Sodium Borohydride (NaBH4) and Ethyl Glycol (EG) were used as reducing agent in the experiments. Cyclic voltammogram and chronoampergrams were also performed to aid in analyzing the collected data for hydrogen and ethanol oxidation activities of the electrocatalyst. And with the gathered tabulated results, it was proven that platinum and rhodium (PtRh) and platinum, rhodium, nickel (Pt75Rh15Ni10) electrocatalysts were capable of better performance compared with the rest of electrocatalysts. Possible errors attributed to the results causing other platinum (Pt) metal alloy electrocatalysts not performing as good were highlighted. These errors were sought to be modified in searching of better performance and cost saving of metal alloy electrocatalysts. Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) 2010-06-17T02:52:02Z 2010-06-17T02:52:02Z 2010 2010 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/40624 en Nanyang Technological University 94 p. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | DRNTU::Engineering::Chemical engineering::Industrial electrochemistry Xie, Bi Fen PtRh based electrocatalyst for direct ethanol fuel cells |
| title | PtRh based electrocatalyst for direct ethanol fuel cells |
| title_full | PtRh based electrocatalyst for direct ethanol fuel cells |
| title_fullStr | PtRh based electrocatalyst for direct ethanol fuel cells |
| title_full_unstemmed | PtRh based electrocatalyst for direct ethanol fuel cells |
| title_short | PtRh based electrocatalyst for direct ethanol fuel cells |
| title_sort | ptrh based electrocatalyst for direct ethanol fuel cells |
| topic | DRNTU::Engineering::Chemical engineering::Industrial electrochemistry |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10356/40624 |
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