Autor: |
Athanasios Papaderakis, Olga Spyridou, Nikolaos Karanasios, Aikaterini Touni, Angeliki Banti, Nina Dimitrova, Stephan Armyanov, Eugenia Valova, Jenia Georgieva, Sotiris Sotiropoulos |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Rok vydání: |
2020 |
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Zdroj: |
Catalysts, Vol 10, Iss 2, p 248 (2020) |
Druh dokumentu: |
article |
ISSN: |
2073-4344 |
DOI: |
10.3390/catal10020248 |
Popis: |
The oxidation of methanol is studied at TiO2-supported Pt electrodes of varied high surface area carbon content (in the 30-5% w/w range) and C÷Ti atom ratio (in the 3.0-0.4 ratio). The Pt-TiO2 catalyst is prepared by a photo-deposition process and C nanoparticles (Vulcan XC72R) are added by simple ultrasonic mixing. The optimum C÷Ti atom ratio of the prepared catalyst for methanol electro-oxidation is found to be 1.5, resulting from the interplay of C properties (increased electronic conductivity and methanol adsorption), those of TiO2 (synergistic effect on Pt and photo-activity), as well as the catalyst film thickness. The intrinsic catalytic activity of the best Pt-TiO2/C catalyst is better than that of a commercial Pt/C catalyst and could be further improved by nearly 25% upon UV illumination, whose periodic application can also limit current deterioration. |
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