catalysts. Initial preparation of a 20 wt% Ru/C was performed by impregnating RuCl 3· 2H 2
O on Vulcan XC72 with subsequent conditioning using H 2 at 250° C for 4 h. Surface
treatment of Ru/C by SeO 2 followed by reductive annealing produced Se modified Ru/C
catalysts with a pre-determined Ru: Se= 1: 0.15 and 1: 1 a/o. Structural characterization was
carried out using HRTEM while electrochemical characterization was performed using RDE …