Palladium-polymer nanocomposite: An anode catalyst for the electrochemical oxidation of methanol

Samarjeet Siwal; Sophy Matseke; Siyasanga Mpelane; Nishu Hooda; Debkumar Nandi; Kaushik Mallick

doi:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2017.03.033

Palladium-polymer nanocomposite: An anode catalyst for the electrochemical oxidation of methanol

Samarjeet Siwal, Sophy Matseke, Siyasanga Mpelane, Nishu Hooda, Debkumar Nandi, Kaushik Mallick

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University of Johannesburg

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Abstract

Polymer supported palladium nanoparticles has been synthesized using an ‘in-situ polymerization and composite formation’ method, where potassium tetrachloropalladate was used as the precursor of palladium nanoparticles. The resultant material was characterized by optical and surface characterization techniques, which offered the information about the chemistry of metal and polymer, whereas, the microscopic characterization showed the morphology of the composite and the orientation of the metal nanoparticles within the polymer matrix. The synthesized material was successfully used as an electrocatalyst for the methanol oxidation reaction in alkaline media.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	23599-23605
Number of pages	7
Journal	International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
Volume	42
Issue number	37
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2017.03.033
Publication status	Published - 14 Sept 2017

Keywords

Anode catalyst
Methanol oxidation
Polymer supported palladium

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Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Fuel Technology
Condensed Matter Physics
Energy Engineering and Power Technology

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