Nitrogen-doped carbon black supported Pd nanoparticles as an effective catalyst for formic acid electro-oxidation reaction

doi:10.1007/s11708-017-0491-5

Front. Energy

2017, Vol. 11

Issue (3) : 310-317 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11708-017-0491-5

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Nitrogen-doped carbon black supported Pd nanoparticles as an effective catalyst for formic acid electro-oxidation reaction

Na SUN¹, Minglei WANG¹, Jinfa CHANG², Junjie GE²(

), Wei XING²(

), Guangjie SHAO³

¹. State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Laboratory of Advanced Power Sources, Changchun 130022, China; State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China
². State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Laboratory of Advanced Power Sources, Changchun 130022, China
³. State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China

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Abstract

Pd nanoparticles supported on nitrogen doped carbon black (Vulcan XC-72R) with two different levels of doping were prepared by the microwave-assisted ethylene glycol reduction process and used as catalyst for the formic acid electro-oxidation (FAEO). The results indicate that the different nitrogen doping contents in Pd/N-C catalysts have a significant effect on the performance of FAEO. A higher N content facilitates the uniform dispersion of Pd nanoparticles on carbon black with narrow particle size distribution. Furthermore, the electrochemical results show that the catalyst with a higher N-doping content possesses a higher catalytic activity and a long-term stability for FAEO. The peak current density of the Pd/N-C (high) catalyst is 1.27 and 2.31 times that of the Pd/N-C (low) and homemade Pd/C-H catalyst. The present paper may provide a simple method for preparation of high-performance anode catalyst for direct formic acid fuel cells (DFAFCs).

Keywords formic acid electro-oxidation nitrogen doped oxidized carbon nitrogen content

Corresponding Author(s): Junjie GE,Wei XING

Online First Date: 22 August 2017 Issue Date: 07 September 2017

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Na SUN,Minglei WANG,Jinfa CHANG, et al. Nitrogen-doped carbon black supported Pd nanoparticles as an effective catalyst for formic acid electro-oxidation reaction[J]. Front. Energy, 2017, 11(3): 310-317.

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Fig.1 Structure characterization of all catalysts

Fig.2 TEM images and the size distribution

Fig.3 Estimation of electrochemical surface area for all catalysts

Fig.4 CVs for the oxidation of preadsorbed CO

Fig.5 Cyclic voltammograms of Pd/N-C (high), Pd/N-C (low), Pd/C-H and (d) Pd/O-C catalysts in 0.5 mol/L H₂SO₄ containing 0.5 mol/L HCOOH solution with a scan rate of 50 mV/s at 25°C

Fig.6 Formic acid oxidation performances of all catalysts

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