Ethylene glycol: properties, synthesis, and applications

H Yue, Y Zhao, X Ma, J Gong - Chemical Society Reviews, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Ethylene glycol (EG) is an important organic compound and chemical intermediate used in a
large number of industrial processes (eg energy, plastics, automobiles, and chemicals) …

Recent achievements in direct ethylene glycol fuel cells (DEGFC)

A Serov, C Kwak - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2010 - Elsevier
In the present review recent achievements in the development of new type of liquid fed fuel
cell, specifically ethylene glycol (EG) operated in acid and alkaline media were summarized …

CoSe nanoparticles prepared by the microwave-assisted polyol method as an alcohol and formic acid tolerant oxygen reduction catalyst

P Nekooi, M Akbari, MK Amini - International journal of hydrogen energy, 2010 - Elsevier
CoSe catalyst supported on nanoporous carbon was synthesized by microwave heating of
glycerol solutions of Co (II) acetate and sodium selenite. The electrocatalytic behavior of the …

An overview of recent development of platinum based cathode materials for direct methanol fuel cells

RN Singh, R Awasthi, CS Sharma - International Journal of Electrochemical …, 2014 - Elsevier
Among pure metals, platinum is the best electrocatalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction
(ORR) in direct methanol fuel cells. Its activity is further improved when supported on a high …

Electro-oxidation of ethylene glycol and glycerol at palladium-decorated FeCo@ Fe core–shell nanocatalysts for alkaline direct alcohol fuel cells: functionalized …

OO Fashedemi, HA Miller, A Marchionni… - Journal of Materials …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Half-cell reactions and alkaline direct ethylene glycol and glycerol fuel cells (DEGFC and
DGFC) have been studied on Pd-based ternary core–shell (FeCo@ Fe@ Pd) nanocatalyst …

One-pot synthesis of platinum–palladium–cobalt alloyed nanoflowers with enhanced electrocatalytic activity for ethylene glycol oxidation

P Song, L Liu, AJ Wang, X Zhang, SY Zhou, JJ Feng - Electrochimica Acta, 2015 - Elsevier
In this work, three-dimensional trimetallic Pt–Pd–Co alloyed nanoflowers are fabricated by a
facile one-pot solvothermal strategy, with the assistance of oleylamine as the solvent …

Preparation and characterization of Pt-CeO2 and Pt-Pd electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction in the absence and presence of methanol in alkaline medium

A Altamirano-Gutiérrez, AM Fernández… - international journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
In this work, we report the synthesis and characterization of unsupported Pt-CeO 2 (1: 1 wt.%
Pt: CeO 2 ratio) and Pt-Pd (1: 1 wt.% Pt: Pd ratio) electrocatalysts as candidate cathodes for …

Performance of Au and AuAg nanoparticles supported on Vulcan in a glucose laminar membraneless microfuel cell

FM Cuevas-Muñiz, M Guerra-Balcázar… - Journal of Power …, 2011 - Elsevier
Au and AuAg electrocatalysts were prepared by chemical reduction and supported on
Vulcan XC-72 for their application in a laminar membraneless microfluidic fuel cell that …

Evaluation of the nickel titanate-modified Pt nanostructured catalyst for the ORR in alkaline media

A Hernández-Ramírez… - Journal of The …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
The electrocatalytic performance of novel Pt-NiTiO 3/C catalyst for the oxygen reduction
reaction (ORR) is investigated for the first time. The cathode has been synthesized in a two …

Catalytic activity and selectivity for the ORR of rapidly synthesized M@ Pt (M= Pd, Fe3O4, Ru) core–shell nanostructures

NM Sánchez-Padilla, D Morales-Acosta… - International journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
We report the performance of M@ Pt (M= Pd, Fe 3 O 4, Ru) core–shell nanostructures for the
ORR in H 2 SO 4. The nanomaterials were rapidly synthesized in a total of 120 s applying …