Deactivation is one the main causes still preventing the full exploitation of palladium electrocatalysts in alkaline direct alcohol fuel cells and the electrochemical reforming of alcohols. While often attributed to the adsorption of poisoning species generated in the alcohols oxidation, in the present work we demonstrate that deactivation is provoked by the formation of palladium oxides. A combined approach including i) fuel cell runs, ii) cyclic voltammetry and iii) near edge X-ray absorption spectroscopy has enabled us to draw the conclusions reported in the paper.
Deactivation of palladium electrocatalysts for alcohols oxidation in basic electrolytes
Lavacchi A;Bellini M;D'Acapito F;Miller HA;Montegrossi G;Vizza F
2015
Abstract
Deactivation is one the main causes still preventing the full exploitation of palladium electrocatalysts in alkaline direct alcohol fuel cells and the electrochemical reforming of alcohols. While often attributed to the adsorption of poisoning species generated in the alcohols oxidation, in the present work we demonstrate that deactivation is provoked by the formation of palladium oxides. A combined approach including i) fuel cell runs, ii) cyclic voltammetry and iii) near edge X-ray absorption spectroscopy has enabled us to draw the conclusions reported in the paper.File in questo prodotto:
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