Promoting the Electrocatalytic Ethanol Oxidation Activity of Pt by Alloying with Cu
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Catalyst Synthesis and Characterization
2.2. Surface Structures
2.3. CO-Stripping Experiments
2.4. In Situ FTIR
2.5. EOR Performance
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Materials
3.2. Preparation of Pt-Based Catalysts
3.3. Loading Catalysts on Carbon Supports
3.4. Physicochemical Characterization
3.5. Electrochemical Characterization
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Liu, D.; Huang, H.-Z.; Zhu, Z.; Li, J.; Chen, L.-W.; Jing, X.-T.; Yin, A.-X. Promoting the Electrocatalytic Ethanol Oxidation Activity of Pt by Alloying with Cu. Catalysts 2022, 12, 1562. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal12121562
Liu D, Huang H-Z, Zhu Z, Li J, Chen L-W, Jing X-T, Yin A-X. Promoting the Electrocatalytic Ethanol Oxidation Activity of Pt by Alloying with Cu. Catalysts. 2022; 12(12):1562. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal12121562
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiu, Di, Hui-Zi Huang, Zhejiaji Zhu, Jiani Li, Li-Wei Chen, Xiao-Ting Jing, and An-Xiang Yin. 2022. "Promoting the Electrocatalytic Ethanol Oxidation Activity of Pt by Alloying with Cu" Catalysts 12, no. 12: 1562. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal12121562