Energy generation from biofuel using nanostructures

• Grant number: 10/16511-6
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Start date: May 01, 2011
• End date: April 30, 2013
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Materials and Metallurgical Engineering
• Principal Investigator: Mauro Coelho dos Santos
• Grantee: Mauro Coelho dos Santos
• Host Institution: Centro de Ciências Naturais e Humanas (CCNH). Universidade Federal do ABC (UFABC). Ministério da Educação (Brasil). Santo André , SP, Brazil
• Associated researchers: Fernando Carmona Simões ; Marcelo Luiz Calegaro ; Marcelo Marques Tusi ; Melina D'Villa Silva

Abstract

The aim of this project concerns the development and application of nanostructures such as: binary and ternary alloys, co-deposits, core-shell, nanoparticles with defined polygonal morphology combined with core-shell and carbon nanostructures as supports for application in important technological processes: electrocatalysis of ethanol oxidation reaction and electrocatalysis of oxygen reduction reaction toward energy generation from direct ethanol fuel cells. Regarding nanostructures the proposal is the formation of different nanostructures supported in carbon XC 72 and both carbon nanotubes and carbon nanoribbons: i) co-deposits formed by Nb, Ce, Ir, W e Sn oxides with Pt, Ru and Rh nanoparticles; iii) core-shell being Sn, Co, Cu, Fe and Ni cores and Pt, Au and Pd as shells and iv) nanoparticles of noble or non-noble metals with defined polygonal morphology containing or not shells of noble metals. These materials will be prepared for the following routes: polymeric precursors method, chemical reduction and polyol. After that, they will be characterized using different physical techniques as electronic transmission microscopy, photoelectronic X-ray diffraction and X-ray dispersive energy analysis. The ethanol oxidation reaction will be studied by cyclic voltammetry, chronoamperommetry, polarization curves, ethanol direct fuel cells and in-situ FTIR. The oxygen reduction reaction will be evaluated by steady state polarization curves with a rotating ring-disc electrode and the distribution of electrochemical sites will be observed by a scanning electrochemistry microscope. One expects that new materials with optimized properties can be produced for utilization as anodes and cathodes in direct ethanol fuel cells. The utilization of core-shell structures both alone and together with poligonal structures has the aim of diminishing Pt content in the electrocatalyts, which is a great challenge for nowadays research regarding fuel cells. (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

DE SOUZA, R. F. B.; PARREIRA, L. S.; SILVA, J. C. M.; SIMOES, F. C.; CALEGARO, M. L.; GIZ, M. J.; CAMARA, G. A.; NETO, A. O.; SANTOS, M. C.. PtSnCe/C electrocatalysts for ethanol oxidation: DEFC and FTIR ``in-situ{''} studies. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY, v. 36, n. 18, p. 11519-11527, SEP 2011. (10/16511-6, 10/07831-7, 09/09145-6, 10/03037-4)

JÚLIO CÉSAR M. SILVA; BEATRIZ ANEA; RODRIGO FERNANDO B. DE SOUZA; MÔNICA HELENA M. T. ASSUMPÇÃO; MARCELO L. CALEGARO; ALMIR O. NETO; MAURO C. SANTOS. Ethanol oxidation reaction on IrPtSn/C electrocatalysts with low Pt content. Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society, v. 24, n. 10, p. 1553-1560, 2013-10-00. (10/16511-6, 09/09145-6, 10/07831-7)

ASSUMPCAO, M. H. M. T.; MORAES, A.; DE SOUZA, R. F. B.; CALEGARO, M. L.; LANZA, M. R. V.; LEITE, E. R.; CORDEIRO, M. A. L.; HAMMER, P.; SANTOS, M. C.. Influence of the preparation method and the support on H2O2 electrogeneration using cerium oxide nanoparticles. Electrochimica Acta, v. 111, p. 339-343, NOV 30 2013. (10/16511-6, 07/04759-0, 09/09145-6, 10/04539-3, 12/03516-5, 11/14314-1)

GERALDES, ADRIANA NAPOLEAO; DA SILVA, DIONISIO FURTUNATO; PINO, EDDY SEGURA; MARTINS DA SILVA, JULIO CESAR; BRAMBILLA DE SOUZA, RODRIGO FERNANDO; HAMMER, PETER; SPINACE, ESTEVAM VITORIO; OLIVEIRA NETO, ALMIR; LINARDI, MARCELO; DOS SANTOS, MAURO COELHO. Ethanol electro-oxidation in an alkaline medium using Pd/C, Au/C and PdAu/C electrocatalysts prepared by electron beam irradiation. Electrochimica Acta, v. 111, p. 455-465, NOV 30 2013. (10/16511-6)

AYOUB, J. M. S.; DE SOUZA, R. F. B.; SILVA, J. C. M.; PIASENTIN, R. M.; SPINACE, E. V.; SANTOS, M. C.; NETO, A. O.. Ethanol Electro-Oxidation on PtSn/C-ATO Electrocatalysts. International Journal of Electrochemical Science, v. 7, n. 11, p. 11351-11362, NOV 2012. (10/16511-6, 11/18246-0, 10/07831-7)

MORAES, A.; ASSUMPCAO, M. H. M. T.; PAPAI, R.; GAUBEUR, I.; ROCHA, R. S.; REIS, R. M.; CALEGARO, M. L.; LANZA, M. R. V.; SANTOS, M. C.. Use of a vanadium nanostructured material for hydrogen peroxide electrogeneration. JOURNAL OF ELECTROANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY, v. 719, p. 127-132, APR 1 2014. (10/16511-6, 07/04759-0, 09/09145-6, 10/04539-3, 10/10546-2)

ASSUMPCAO, M. H. M. T.; DE SOUZA, R. F. B.; REIS, R. M.; ROCHA, R. S.; STETER, J. R.; HAMMER, P.; GAUBEUR, I.; CALEGARO, M. L.; LANZA, M. R. V.; SANTOS, M. C.. Low tungsten content of nanostructured material supported on carbon for the degradation of phenol. APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL, v. 142, p. 479-486, OCT-NOV 2013. (10/16511-6, 07/04759-0, 09/09145-6, 10/04539-3, 12/03516-5, 11/14314-1)

ASSUMPCAO, M. H. M. T.; MORAES, A.; DE SOUZA, R. F. B.; REIS, R. M.; ROCHA, R. S.; GAUBEUR, I.; CALEGARO, M. L.; HAMMER, P.; LANZA, M. R. V.; SANTOS, M. C.. Degradation of dipyrone via advanced oxidation processes using a cerium nanostructured electrocatalyst material. APPLIED CATALYSIS A-GENERAL, v. 462, p. 256-261, JUL 10 2013. (10/16511-6, 07/04759-0, 09/09145-6, 10/04539-3, 12/03516-5)

ANTONIN, V. S.; ASSUMPCAO, M. H. M. T.; SILVA, J. C. M.; PARREIRA, L. S.; LANZA, M. R. V.; SANTOS, M. C.. Synthesis and characterization of nanostructured electrocatalysts based on nickel and tin for hydrogen peroxide electrogeneration. Electrochimica Acta, v. 109, p. 245-251, OCT 30 2013. (11/21656-6, 10/16511-6, 10/04539-3)

PARREIRA, LUANNA SILVEIRA; MARTINS DA SILVA, JULIO CESAR; D'VILLA -SILVA, MELINA; SIMOES, FERNANDO CARMONA; GARCIA, SAMARA; GAUBEUR, IVANISE; LIUTHEVICIENE CORDEIRO, MARCO AURELIO; LEITE, EDSON ROBERTO; DOS SANTOS, MAURO COELHO. PtSnNi/C nanoparticle electrocatalysts for the ethanol oxidation reaction: Ni stability study. Electrochimica Acta, v. 96, p. 243-252, APR 30 2013. (10/16511-6, 09/09145-6, 10/03037-4)

ASSUMPCAO, M. H. M. T.; MORAES, A.; DE SOUZA, R. F. B.; GAUBEUR, I.; OLIVEIRA, R. T. S.; ANTONIN, V. S.; MALPASS, G. R. P.; ROCHA, R. S.; CALEGARO, M. L.; LANZA, M. R. V.; et al. Low content cerium oxide nanoparticles on carbon for hydrogen peroxide electrosynthesis. APPLIED CATALYSIS A-GENERAL, v. 411, p. 1-6, JAN 16 2012. (10/16511-6, 07/04759-0, 09/09145-6, 10/04539-3)

SANTOS, M. C.; CABRAL, M. F.; MACHADO, S. A. S.. Tellurium underpotential deposited ad-atoms on Au electrodes: A new electrodeposition mechanism using an electrochemical quartz crystal nanobalance. Electrochimica Acta, v. 58, p. 1-5, DEC 30 2011. (10/16511-6)

DE SOUZA, R. F. B.; SILVA, J. C. M.; SIMOES, F. C.; CALEGARO, M. L.; NETO, A. O.; SANTOS, M. C.. New Approaches for the Ethanol Oxidation Reaction of Pt/C on Carbon Cloth Using ATR-FTIR. International Journal of Electrochemical Science, v. 7, n. 6, p. 5356-5366, JUN 2012. (09/09145-6, 10/16511-6, 10/03037-4, 10/07831-7)

HENRIQUE, R. S.; DE SOUZA, R. F. B.; SILVA, J. C. M.; AYOUB, J. M. S.; PIASENTIN, R. M.; LINARDI, M.; SPINACE, E. V.; SANTOS, M. C.; NETO, A. O.. Preparation of Pt/C-In2O3 center dot SnO2 Electrocatalysts by Borohydride Reduction Process for Ethanol Electro-Oxidation. International Journal of Electrochemical Science, v. 7, n. 3, p. 2036-2046, MAR 2012. (10/16511-6, 11/18246-0, 09/09145-6)

DE SOUZA, R. F. B.; SILVA, J. C. M.; PARREIRA, L. S.; SILVA, M. D-VILLA; SIMOES, F. C.; CALEGARO, M. L.; DE GIZ, M. J.; CAMARA, G. A.; NETO, A. O.; SANTOS, M. C.; et al. PtSnCe/C and PtSnIr/C Electrocatalysts for Ethanol Oxidation: DEFC and in situ FTIR studies. POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELLS 11, v. 41, n. 1, p. 6-pg., 2011-01-01. (10/03037-4, 10/07831-7, 09/09145-6, 10/16511-6)

SILVA, J. C. M.; DE SOUZA, R. F. B.; CALEGARO, M. L.; SANTOS, C.; GASTEIGER, HA; WEBER, A; NARAYANAN, SR; JONES, D; STRASSER, P; SWIDERLYONS, K; et al. The Mechanism for Ethanol Oxidation Reaction on SnO2@Pt/C Core Shell Electrocatalyst. POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELLS 11, v. 41, n. 1, p. 6-pg., 2011-01-01. (10/07831-7, 09/09145-6, 10/16511-6)

SIMAS, P. S.; ANTONIN, V. S.; PARREIRA, L. S.; HAMMER, P.; SILVA, F. L.; KRONKA, M. S.; VALIM, R. B.; LANZA, M. R. V.; SANTOS, M. C.. Carbon Modified with Vanadium Nanoparticles for Hydrogen Peroxide Electrogeneration. ELECTROCATALYSIS, v. 8, n. 4, p. 311-320, JUL 2017. (11/00002-8, 10/04539-3, 10/16511-6, 11/21656-6, 07/04759-0, 09/09145-6, 15/10314-8)

DE SOUZA, R. F. B.; SILVA, J. C. M.; ASSUMPCAO, M. H. M. T.; NETO, A. O.; SANTOS, MC.. Ethanol Oxidation Reaction Using PtSn/C plus Ce/C Electrocatalysts: Aspects of Ceria Contribution. Electrochimica Acta, v. 117, p. 292-298, JAN 20 2014. (10/16511-6, 10/04539-3, 13/01577-0, 12/03516-5)

SILVA, JULIO C. M.; DE SOUZA, RODRIGO F. B.; ROMANO, MAYARA A.; D'VILLA-SILVA, MELINA; CALEGARO, MARCELO L.; HAMMER, PETER; NETO, ALMIR O.; SANTOS, MAURO C.. PtSnIr/C Anode Electrocatalysts: Promoting Effect in Direct Ethanol Fuel Cells. Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society, v. 23, n. 6, p. 1146-1153, JUN 2012. (09/09145-6, 10/16511-6, 10/07831-7)

SILVA, J. C. M.; PARREIRA, L. S.; DE SOUZA, R. F. B.; CALEGARO, M. L.; SPINACE, E. V.; NETO, A. O.; SANTOS, M. C.. PtSn/C alloyed and non-alloyed materials: Differences in the ethanol electro-oxidation reaction pathways. APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL, v. 110, p. 141-147, NOV 2 2011. (09/09145-6, 10/16511-6, 10/07831-7)

DE SOUZA, R. F. B.; PARREIRA, L. S.; SILVA, J. C. M.; SIMOES, F. C.; CALEGARO, M. L.; GIZ, M. J.; CAMARA, G. A.; NETO, A. O.; SANTOS, M. C.. PtSnCe/C electrocatalysts for ethanol oxidation: DEFC and FTIR "in-situ" studies. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY, v. 36, n. 18, p. 9-pg., 2011-09-01. (10/03037-4, 10/07831-7, 09/09145-6, 10/16511-6)