Enhanced Catalytic Activity of Pt for Electrooxidation of Ethanol by Using Silica-Carbon Composite as the Catalyst Support

Hirokazu Ishitobi; Yurina Ino; Nobuyoshi Nakagawa

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.698.47

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Enhanced Catalytic Activity of Pt for Electrooxidation of Ethanol by Using Silica-Carbon Composite as the Catalyst Support

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The technical issue of direct ethanol fuel cells is slow kinetics of ethanol electrooxidation by using noble metals such as Pt. We propose silica-embedded carbon nanofiber (SECNF) as a catalyst support for the electrooxidation of ethanol to improve catalytic activity of Pt. SECNF was prepared by electrospinning, then Pt nanoparticles were deposited on SECNF. Catalyst characterizations were performed by SEM, EDX, and XRD. Cyclic voltammetry was performed to analyze catalytic activity of Pt/SECNF. The mass activity of Pt/SECNF was 2.9 times higher than a commercially available Pt/carbon catalyst (Pt/C_com). Electrochemically active surface area of Pt/SECNF was lower than Pt/C_com. Hence, the activity enhancement is attributed to the improvement of specific activity for Pt/SECNF. This enhancement is attributed to the interaction between Pt and SiO₂ like hydrogen spillover. Pt/SECNF is a promising catalyst for direct ethanol fuel cells which can reduce Pt loading.

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Hirokazu Ishitobi*, Yurina Ino, Nobuyoshi Nakagawa

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Carbon Nanofiber, Direct Ethanol Fuel Cell, Electrocatalyst, Electrooxidation, Silica

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