The role of carbon-based materials for fuel cells performance

B Jaleh, M Nasrollahzadeh, M Eslamipanah, A Nasri… - Carbon, 2022 - Elsevier
Global reduction of traditional fuel sources such as natural gases, coal, and petroleum has
led researchers to seek prominent and beneficial energy conversion devices. Fuel cells are …

Electrocatalytic upcycling of plastic waste

J Cho, B Kim, T Kwon, K Lee, SI Choi - Green Chemistry, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Plastics, which are versatile and widely used materials, are being improperly disposed of in
landfills or water bodies, leading to significant environmental damage. Traditional methods …

Concerted and Selective Electrooxidation of Polyethylene‐Terephthalate‐Derived Alcohol to Glycolic Acid at an Industry‐Level Current Density over a Pd−Ni(OH)2 …

F Liu, X Gao, R Shi, Z Guo, ECM Tse… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Electro‐reforming of Polyethylene‐terephthalate‐derived (PET‐derived) ethylene glycol
(EG) into fine chemicals and H2 is an ideal solution to address severe plastic pollution …

Extraordinary p–d Hybridization Interaction in Heterostructural Pd‐PdSe Nanosheets Boosts C− C Bond Cleavage of Ethylene Glycol Electrooxidation

Y Qin, W Zhang, F Wang, JJ Li, J Ye… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Advanced electrocatalysts for complete oxidation of ethylene glycol (EG) in direct EG fuel
cells are strongly desired owing to the higher energy efficiency. Herein, Pd‐PdSe …

Construction of Pd-Zn dual sites to enhance the performance for ethanol electro-oxidation reaction

Y Qiu, J Zhang, J **, J Sun, H Tang, Q Chen… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Rational design and synthesis of superior electrocatalysts for ethanol oxidation is crucial to
practical applications of direct ethanol fuel cells. Here, we report that the construction of Pd …

Recent progress in electrocatalysts and electrodes for portable fuel cells

Ş Neaţu, F Neaţu, IM Chirica, I Borbáth… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Fuel cells are devices that transform efficiently the chemical energy of hydrogen or another
fuel into clean electricity. The fuel cell technology is attractive for its high-energy efficiency …

Nickel–cobalt oxides decorated Chitosan electrocatalyst for ethylene glycol oxidation

SS Medany, MA Hefnawy - Surfaces and Interfaces, 2023 - Elsevier
A composite of NiCo 2 O 4 modified electrocatalyst is prepared to enhance the ethylene
glycol electrooxidation. Chitosan matrix is used to improve the activity and adsorption ability …

Recent advances in glycerol valorization via electrooxidation: Catalyst, mechanism and device

J Wu, X Yang, M Gong - Chinese Journal of Catalysis, 2022 - Elsevier
Glycerol is one of the most important biomass-based platform molecules, massively
produced as a by-product in the biodiesel industry. Its high purification cost from the crude …

Nanostructured platinum-free electrocatalysts in alkaline direct alcohol fuel cells: catalyst design, principles and applications

KI Ozoemena - RSC advances, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
The alkaline direct alcohol fuel cell (ADAFC) is an environmentally friendly electrochemical
energy source that can drive a plethora of consumer and portable electronics. Research in …

Self-Supported PdxBi Catalysts for the Electrooxidation of Glycerol in Alkaline Media

A Zalineeva, A Serov, M Padilla… - Journal of the …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Highly active self-supported Pd x Bi catalysts are synthesized by the sacrificial support
method. Self-supported Pd x Bi catalysts have a porous nanostructured morphology with …