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Electrooxidation of methyl alcohol with Ni-Co catalyst
subject
fuel cellbio-fuelNi-Co catalystmethanolenvironment engineeringdescription
Due to development of the renewable energy sources, the powering of fuel cells (FCs) with bio-fuels is very important. The one of this fuel is methyl alcohol. The use of fuel cells on a large scale is mainly limited by the high cost of catalysts – mainly platinum. Elimination of Pt as catalyst would allow for wider commercial application of FCs. The paper presents a study of methyl alcohol electrooxidation on electrode with NiCo alloy catalyst. Researches were done by the method of polarizing curves of electrooxidation of methanol in glass vessel. Conducted measurements show that there is a possibility of electrooxidation of methanol with Ni-Co catalyst. In any case, the process of electrooxidation of methanol occurs. A maximum current density was equal 50 mA/cm2 . So, the work shows possibility to use Ni-Co alloys as catalysts for fuel electrode to methyl alcohol electrooxidation.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-01-01 | Infrastruktura i Ekologia Terenów Wiejskich - Infrastructure and Ecology of Rural Areas |