Ultra-low casting of Pt based nano-ink for electrooxidation of glycerol and ethylene glycol fuels in alkaline medium

  • R. S. Sai Siddhardha
  • , M. S. Brahma Teja
  • , P. J. Tejkiran
  • , Susana Addo Ntim
  • , P. Sai Siva Kumar
  • , V. Lakshminarayanan
  • , Somenath Mitra
  • , Sai Sathish Ramamurthy

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Abstract

For the first time we present an ultra-low casting of Pt based nano-ink on carbon paste electrodes (CPEs) for electrooxidation of glycerol and ethylene glycol fuels in alkaline medium. The platinum loaded carbon nanotube (Pt-CNT) synthesized by a microwave induced reaction has been extensively characterized by microscopic, spectroscopic and thermal gravimetric techniques. Pt-CNT has shown 6 and 33 fold improved activity for the Glycerol electrooxidation reaction (GOR) and ethylene glycol electrooxidation reaction (EGOR) vis-à-vis the commercial Johnson Matthey Pt-C. The low onset potentials and high current densities achieved using this novel nano ink is indicative of its plausible role in fuel cell applications.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)659-663
Number of pages5
JournalFuel
Volume158
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 20 2015

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Chemical Engineering
  • Fuel Technology
  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • Organic Chemistry

Keywords

  • Carbon nanotubes
  • Carbon paste electrode
  • Catalyst
  • Ethylene glycol
  • Fuel cells
  • Glycerol

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