Title :
Influence of Cu2O and CuO to Pd/C Electrocatalytic Activities on Ethanol Electrooxidation in KOH Solution
Author :
Dai, Zhong-xu ; Fan, Chao ; Xu, Deng-qian ; Yang, Chang-ying
Author_Institution :
Functional Mater. Res. Inst., China Three Gorges Univ., Yichang, China
Abstract :
The influence of Cu2O and CuO to Pd/C electrocatalytic activities on ethanol electrooxidation in KOH solution was investigated. Pd/C, Pd-Cu2O/C and Pd-CuO/C were synthesized and characterized by powder X-ray diffraction. The electrocatalytic activities were studied by Cyclic Voltammetry. The results show that catalytic activity of Pd/C for ethanol in KOH solution can be improved by Cu2O and CuO. When the ratio of Pd to Cu2O is 1:6 (w:w) and that of Pd to CuO is 1:1 (w:w), Pd-Cu2O/C and Pd-CuO/C show the highest activity for the electrooxidation of ethanol in KOH solution, respectively.
Keywords :
X-ray diffraction; carbon; catalysis; copper compounds; electrochemistry; lead; oxidation; voltammetry (chemical analysis); KOH solution; Pd-Cu2O-C; Pd-CuO-C; XRD; cyclic voltammetry; electrocatalytic activities; electrochemistry; ethanol electrooxidation; powder X-ray diffraction; Computers; Distributed control; Monitoring; copper; electrooxidation; ethanol; palladium;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Distributed Control and Intelligent Environmental Monitoring (CDCIEM), 2011 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Changsha
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-278-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-7695-4350-5
DOI :
10.1109/CDCIEM.2011.97
