Methanol Electrooxidation on Pt-Ru Catalysts Dispersed in Conducting Polyaniline Films

Methanol electrooxidation was investigated on tailored Pt-Ru-polyaniline catalysts prepared applying dynamic potential routines. The electrodes characterized by SEM, EDX and TEM present a uniform distribution of metal particles about 100 nm in size, composed of Ru and Pt on the fibrous polymer matri...

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Autores principales: Kessler, Teresita, Castro Luna Berenguer, Ana María del Carmen, Triaca, Walter Enrique
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Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2004
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Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/128577
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Sumario:Methanol electrooxidation was investigated on tailored Pt-Ru-polyaniline catalysts prepared applying dynamic potential routines. The electrodes characterized by SEM, EDX and TEM present a uniform distribution of metal particles about 100 nm in size, composed of Ru and Pt on the fibrous polymer matrix. The effect of concentration in the range 0.05-1 M and temperature in the range 20 to 60 °C on the methanol electrooxidation rate was determined. The apparent activation energy depends on the catalyst Ru content.