Direct alcohol fuel cells: a comparative review of acidic and alkaline systems

E Berretti, L Osmieri, V Baglio, HA Miller… - Electrochemical Energy …, 2023 - Springer
In the last 20 years, direct alcohol fuel cells (DAFCs) have been the subject of tremendous
research efforts for the potential application as on-demand power sources. Two leading …

In situ/operando X-ray absorption and photoelectron spectroscopies applied to water-splitting electrocatalysis

B Rotonnelli, MSD Fernandes, F Bournel… - Current Opinion in …, 2023 - Elsevier
The production of hydrogen by water electrolysis allows storing electrical energy into
chemical bonds, therefore providing a convenient and carbon-free option to regulate the …

Functional novel ligand based palladium (II) separation and recovery from e-waste using solvent-ligand approach

A Islam, S Roy, SH Teo, S Khandaker… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2022 - Elsevier
The global e-waste generation is projected to leap tremendously over the following years
due to the fast urbanization and increasing population. Inadequate management and …

In Situ Precise Tuning of Bimetallic Electronic Effect for Boosting Oxygen Reduction Catalysis

J Zhang, W Xu, Y Liu, SF Hung, W Liu, Z Lam… - Nano …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Tuning intermediate adsorption energy by shifting the d-band center offers a powerful
strategy to tailor the reactivity of metal catalysts. Here we report a potential sweep method to …

Elucidating the degradation mechanisms of Pt-free anode anion-exchange membrane fuel cells after durability testing

JC Douglin, RK Singh, AC Yang-Neyerlin… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The development of anion-exchange membrane fuel cells (AEMFCs) has recently
accelerated due to synergistic improvements yielding highly conductive membranes, stable …

Revealing compositional evolution of PdAu electrocatalyst by atom probe tomography

LS Aota, C Jung, S Zhang, SH Kim, B Gault - ACS Energy Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
Pd-based electro-catalysts are a key component to improve the methanol oxidation reaction
(MOR) kinetics from alcohol fuel cells. However, the performance of such catalysts is …

α-And γ-FeOOH: stability, reversibility, and nature of the active phase under hydrogen evolution

M Fracchia, A Visibile, E Ahlberg… - ACS Applied Energy …, 2018 - ACS Publications
α-FeOOH (goethite) and γ-FeOOH (lepidocrocite) were found to be the main corrosion
products of the steel cathode in the sodium chlorate process; the identification of the phases …

Time-resolved X-ray absorption spectroscopy in (photo) electrochemistry

M Fracchia, P Ghigna, A Vertova, S Rondinini… - Surfaces, 2018 - mdpi.com
This minireview aims at providing a complete survey concerning the use of X-ray absorption
spectroscopy (XAS) for time-resolved studies of electrochemical and photoelectrochemical …

Experimental evidence of palladium dissolution in anodes for alkaline direct ethanol and formate fuel cells

E Berretti, MV Pagliaro, A Giaccherini, G Montegrossi… - Electrochimica …, 2022 - Elsevier
Palladium is one of the best anodic catalysts for Alkaline Direct Alcohol Fuel Cell (DAFC)
applications. However, its adoption in Fuel Cells (FCs) is still limited because of the …

Structural dynamics of a nickel electrocatalyst during water splitting observed via the operando pair distribution function

R Caliandro, E Berretti, MV Pagliaro… - Cell Reports Physical …, 2024 - cell.com
Alkaline water electrolysis based on durable electrocatalysts made from Earth-abundant
metals like nickel is a crucial energy storage technology for the transition to renewable …