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Effects of microwave power on performance of Pt/CeO2/MWCNTs catalysts prepared by microwave-assisted polyol process for methanol electrooxidation

  • Yu Gu
  • , Chun Tao Liu
  • , Jian Gao
  • , Kuo Wang
  • , Yong Rong Sun
  • , Chun Yu Du
  • Heilongjiang University
  • College of Heilongjiang Province
  • School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology

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Abstract

Pt/CeO2/multi-walled carbon nanotubes (Pt/CeO2/MWCNTs) catalysts have been synthesized by microwave-assisted polyol process at different microwave power values. The obtained samples have been characterized by physical examinations and electrochemical measurements. The effects of different microwave power on performance of Pt/CeO2/MWCNTs have been mainly investigated. The results of physical examinations show that Pt nanoparticles have a narrow size and Pt nanoparticles and CeO2 units are highly dispersed on the surface of MWCNTs. The results of electrochemical measurements present that Pt/CeO2/MWCNTs catalysts by microwave-assisted polyol process have higher catalytic activity and stability than Pt/MWCNTs catalyst by the same procedure. When the value of microwave power is 70%, the Pt/CeO2/MWCNTs catalyst has the smallest particle size and exhibits the highest activity and stability of methanol electrooxidation.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMaterials Design, Processing and Applications
Pages1500-1503
Number of pages4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013
Externally publishedYes
Event4th International Conference on Manufacturing Science and Engineering, ICMSE 2013 - Dalian, China
Duration: 30 Mar 201331 Mar 2013

Publication series

NameAdvanced Materials Research
Volume690 693
ISSN (Print)1022-6680

Conference

Conference4th International Conference on Manufacturing Science and Engineering, ICMSE 2013
Country/TerritoryChina
CityDalian
Period30/03/1331/03/13

Keywords

  • Methanol electrooxidation
  • Microwave power
  • Pt/CeO/MWCNTs catalysts

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