Palladium Based Hydrogen Peroxide Fuel Cells

Abstract

In this study, carbon nanotube (CNT) supported palladium (Pd) based alloy catalysts were synthesized to be used as cathode catalyst in hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) fuel cells. MPd (M: Ni, Ag, Co, Mn, V, Zn) bimetallic catalysts were prepared by the sodium borohydride (NaBH4) reduction method. The physical characterization of the prepared catalysts was performed by XRD, XPS and TEM techniques. Electrochemical characterization of catalysts for H2O2 electroreduction reaction was investigated by cyclic voltammetry (CV), chronoamperometry (CA) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) methods. Electrochemical measurements were carried out in sodium hydroxide (NaOH) electrolyte solution in a three-electrode cell system. CoPd/CNT catalysts showed higher activity for the H2O2 electroreduction reaction.

Keywords

• Hydrogen peroxide
• Palladium
• Fuel cell

PALADYUM TEMELLİ HİDROJEN PEROKSİT YAKIT HÜCRELERİ

Abstract

Bu çalışmada hidrojen peroksit (H2O2) yakıt hücrelerinde katot katalizörü olarak kullanılmak üzere paladyum (Pd) temelli, karbon nanotüp (CNT) destekli bimetalik katalizörler sentezlenmiştir. MPd (M: Ni, Ag, Co, Mn, V, Zn) bimetalik katalizörler sodyum borhidrür (NaBH4) indirgeme yöntemi ile hazırlanmıştır. Hazırlanan katalizörlerin fiziksel karakterizasyonu XRD, XPS ve TEM teknikleriyle yapılmıştır. Katalizörlerin H2O2 elektroindirgenme reaksiyonu için elektrokimyasal karakterizasyonu dönüşümlü voltametri (CV), kronoamperometri (CA) ve elektrokimyasal impedans spektroskopisi (EIS) yöntemleri ile incelenmiştir. Elektrokimyasal ölçümler üç elektrotlu hücre sisteminde sodyum hidroksit (NaOH) elektrolit çözeltisinde gerçekleştirilmiştir. CoPd/CNT katalizörü H2O2 elektroindirgenme reaksiyonu için daha yüksek elektrokatalitik aktivite göstermiştir.

Keywords

• Hidrojen peroksit
• Paladyum
• Yakıt hücresi

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