Alkaline membrane fuel cells: anion exchange membranes and fuels

M Hren, M Božič, D Fakin, KS Kleinschek… - Sustainable Energy & …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Alkaline anion exchange membrane fuel cells (AAEMFC) are attracting ever-increasing
attention, as they are promising electrochemical devices for energy production, presenting a …

Ethanol as a renewable biofuel: Combustion characteristics and application in engines

AZ Mendiburu, CH Lauermann, TC Hayashi… - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The present review article aims to study different aspects involving ethanol combustion and
utilization. The review deals with the production and sustainability of corn-based and …

One-stone, two birds: Alloying effect and surface defects induced by Pt on Cu2− xSe nanowires to boost CC bond cleavage for electrocatalytic ethanol oxidation

H Peng, J Ren, Y Wang, Y Xiong, Q Wang, Q Li, X Zhao… - Nano Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
The high-efficient CC bond cleavage is the key for ethanol electrooxidation. In this work,
PtCu/Cu 2− x Se nanowires (NWs) with abundant surface defects were constructed and …

Engineering three-dimensional nitrogen-doped carbon black embedding nitrogen-doped graphene anchoring ultrafine surface-clean Pd nanoparticles as efficient …

S Li, J Shu, S Ma, H Yang, J Jin, X Zhang… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2021 - Elsevier
The engineering efficient electrocatalysts with low cost, high activity and robust durability for
ethanol oxidation reaction (EOR) is vital for large-scale commercializing direct ethanol fuel …

Critical challenges in the system development of direct alcohol fuel cells as portable power supplies: An overview

DM Fadzillah, SK Kamarudin, MA Zainoodin… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Direct alcohol fuel cells (DAFCs) are considered a reasonable alternative power source
because alcohol has a much higher energy density than hydrogen. Most DAFC …

PtCuRu Nanoflowers with Ru‐Rich Edge for Efficient Fuel‐Cell Electrocatalysis

M Qiao, FY Meng, H Wu, Y Wei, XF Zeng, JX Wang - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Enhancing the catalytic activity of Pt‐based alloy by a rational structural design is the key to
addressing the sluggish kinetics of direct alcohol fuel cells. Herein, a facile one‐pot method …

(Photo) catalyst characterization techniques: adsorption isotherms and BET, SEM, FTIR, UV–Vis, photoluminescence, and electrochemical characterizations

S Yurdakal, C Garlisi, L Özcan, M Bellardita… - Heterogeneous …, 2019 - Elsevier
This chapter reports on some characterization techniques that are commonly used for
catalysts and photocatalysts. Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET), scanning electron microscopy …

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 …

A comprehensive and critical review of the recent progress in electrocatalysts for the ethanol oxidation reaction

L Yaqoob, T Noor, N Iqbal - RSC advances, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The human craving for energy is continually mounting and becoming progressively difficult
to gratify. At present, the world's massive energy demands are chiefly encountered by …

Pd/FeP catalyst engineering via thermal annealing for improved formic acid electrochemical oxidation

Y Bao, H Liu, Z Liu, F Wang, L Feng - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2020 - Elsevier
Thermal annealing is usually employed for performance enhancement of catalysts while the
reason is still unclear. Herein, performance improvement of a promising Pd/FeP system via …