Electrocatalysts SUPPORTED IN DIFFERENT SUBSTRATES prepared by codeposition electrochemistry for direct liquid fuel cell (methanol , ethanol and formic acidic)

• Grant number: 12/22731-4
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• Effective date (Start): May 01, 2013
• Effective date (End): January 31, 2015
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Chemical Engineering - Chemical Technology
• Principal Investigator: Almir Oliveira Neto
• Grantee: Guilherme Soares Buzzo
• Host Institution: Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares (IPEN). Secretaria de Desenvolvimento Econômico (São Paulo - Estado). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

This project is devoted to the production of electrocatalyst for the operation in direct liquid fuel cells (DLFC), where the fuels are small organic molecules, such as short chains alcohols. The catalyst used in this project will be composed by different metals, being the Pt the standard one. By combining the Pt with others metal such as Sn and Rh and its oxides, we will be able to develop a methodology to induced an synergic effect in the system, and as a consequence, reduce the production cost, strongly associated to the presence of Pt. We will use supports based on Carbon, Ti and ATO or ITO to diminish the effect of resistivity in the cell and increasing the efficiency of the cell. Furthermore, the characterization tests will be performing through MEV, MET, DRX, electrochemical techniques and experiments in fuel cells directly connected to liquids. These tests will be used to verify the composition and activity of the studied materials. In addition, tests based on chromatography and studies for FTIR (in situ) in real systems. These studies will allow testing the efficiency of the electrocatalyst and the possible products of the reaction involved in this processes. It is work to mention that the main objective of this project is to look up for a viable system of DLFC.

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)

ASSUMPCAO, MONICA H. M. T.; DA SILVA, SIRLANE G.; DE SOUZA, RODRIGO F. B.; BUZZO, GUILHERME S.; SPINACE, ESTEVAM V.; NETO, ALMIR O.; SILVA, JULIO CESAR M.. Direct ammonia fuel cell performance using PtIr/C as anode electrocatalysts. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY, v. 39, n. 10, p. 5148-5152, MAR 26 2014. (12/22731-4, 11/18246-0, 13/01577-0, 12/03516-5)

YOVANOVICH, M.; PIASENTIN, R. M.; AYOUB, J. M. S.; NANDENHA, J.; FONTES, E. H.; DE SOUZA, R. F. B.; BUZZO, G. S.; SILVA, J. C. M.; SPINACE, E. V.; ASSUMPCAO, M. H. M. T.; et al. PtBi/C Electrocatalysts for Formic Acid Electro-Oxidation in Acid and Alkaline Electrolyte. International Journal of Electrochemical Science, v. 10, n. 6, p. 4801-4811, JUN 2015. (12/22731-4, 11/18246-0, 13/01577-0)

DA SILVA, SIRLANE G.; SILVA, JULIO CESAR M.; BUZZO, GUILHERME S.; DE SOUZA, RODRIGO F. B.; SPINACE, ESTEVAM V.; NETO, ALMIR O.; ASSUMPCAO, MONICA H. M. T.. Electrochemical and fuel cell evaluation of PtAu/C electrocatalysts for ethanol electro-oxidation in alkaline media. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY, v. 39, n. 19, p. 10121-10127, JUN 24 2014. (12/22731-4, 11/18246-0, 13/01577-0, 12/03516-5)

BUZZO, G. S.; RODRIGUES, A. C. B.; DE SOUZA, R. F. B.; SILVA, J. C. M.; BASTOS, E. L.; SPINACE, E. V.; NETO, A. O.; ASSUMPCAO, M. H. M. T.. Synthesis of hydroquinone with co-generation of electricity from phenol aqueous solution in a proton exchange membrane fuel cell reactor. Catalysis Communications, v. 59, p. 113-115, JAN 10 2015. (12/22731-4, 12/03516-5, 11/23036-5, 11/18246-0, 13/01577-0)

SILVA, JULIO CESAR M.; DA SILVA, SIRLANE G.; DE SOUZA, RODRIGO F. B.; BUZZO, GUILHERME S.; SPINACE, ESTEVAM V.; NETO, ALMIR O.; ASSUMPCAO, MONICA H. M. T.. PtAu/C electrocatalysts as anodes for direct ammonia fuel cell. APPLIED CATALYSIS A-GENERAL, v. 490, p. 133-138, JAN 25 2015. (12/22731-4, 11/18246-0, 13/01577-0, 12/03516-5)

DA SILVA, SIRLANE G.; SILVA, JULIO CESAR M.; BUZZO, GUILHERME S.; SPINACE, ESTEVAM V.; NETO, ALMIR O.; ASSUMPCAO, MONICA H. M. T.. PdAu/C Electrocatalysts as Anodes for Direct Formate Fuel Cell. ELECTROCATALYSIS, v. 6, n. 5, p. 442-446, SEP 2015. (12/22731-4, 11/18246-0, 13/01577-0, 12/03516-5)

DA SILVA, SIRLANE G.; ASSUMPCAO, MONICA H. M. T.; SILVA, JULIO CESAR M.; DE SOUZA, RODRIGO F. B.; SPINACE, ESTEVAM V.; NETO, ALMIR O.; BUZZO, GUILHERME S.. PdSn/C Electrocatalysts with Different Atomic Ratios for Ethanol Electro-Oxidation in Alkaline Media. International Journal of Electrochemical Science, v. 9, n. 10, p. 5416-5424, OCT 2014. (12/22731-4, 11/18246-0, 13/01577-0, 12/03516-5)

DA SILVA, SIRLANE G.; ASSUMPCAO, MONICA H. M. T.; DE SOUZA, RODRIGO F. B.; BUZZO, GUILHERME S.; SPINACE, ESTEVAM V.; NETO, ALMIR O.; SILVA, JULIO CESAR M.. Electrochemical and Fuel Cell Evaluation of PtIr/C Electrocatalysts for Ethanol Electrooxidation in Alkaline Medium. ELECTROCATALYSIS, v. 5, n. 4, p. 438-444, OCT 2014. (12/22731-4, 11/18246-0, 13/01577-0, 12/03516-5)

SILVA, J. C. M.; DE SOUZA, R. F. B.; BUZZO, G. S.; SPINACE, E. V.; NETO, A. O.; ASSUMPCAO, M. H. M. T.. Effect of the TiO2 content as support with carbon toward methanol electro-oxidation in alkaline media using platinum nanoparticles as electrocatalysts. IONICS, v. 20, n. 8, p. 1137-1144, AUG 2014. (12/22731-4, 11/18246-0, 13/01577-0, 12/03516-5)

ASSUMPCAO, M. H. M. T.; DA SILVA, S. G.; DE SOUZA, R. F. B.; BUZZO, G. S.; SPINACE, E. V.; SANTOS, M. C.; NETO, A. O.; SILVA, J. C. M.. Investigation of PdIr/C electrocatalysts as anode on the performance of direct ammonia fuel cell. Journal of Power Sources, v. 268, p. 129-136, DEC 5 2014. (12/22731-4, 11/18246-0, 13/01577-0, 12/03516-5)

ASSUMPCAO, M. H. M. T.; NANDENHA, J.; BUZZO, G. S.; SILVA, J. C. M.; SPINACE, E. V.; NETO, A. O.; DE SOUZA, R. F. B.. The effect of ethanol concentration on the direct ethanol fuel cell performance and products distribution: A study using a single fuel cell/attenuated total reflectance - Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Journal of Power Sources, v. 253, p. 392-396, MAY 1 2014. (12/22731-4, 11/18246-0, 13/01577-0, 12/03516-5)

DE SOUZA, R. F. B.; BUZZO, G. S.; SILVA, J. C. M.; SPINACE, E. V.; NETO, A. O.; ASSUMPCAO, M. H. M. T.. Effect of TiO2 Content on Ethanol Electrooxidation in Alkaline Media Using Pt Nanoparticles Supported on Physical Mixtures of Carbon and TiO2 as Electrocatalysts. ELECTROCATALYSIS, v. 5, n. 2, p. 213-219, APR 2014. (12/22731-4, 11/18246-0, 13/01577-0, 12/03516-5)

ASSUMPCAO, MONICA H. M. T.; PIASENTIN, RICARDO M.; HAMMER, PETER; DE SOUZA, RODRIGO F. B.; BUZZO, GUILHERME S.; SANTOS, MAURO C.; SPINACE, ESTEVAM V.; NETO, ALMIR O.; SILVA, JULIO CESAR M.. Oxidation of ammonia using PtRh/C electrocatalysts: Fuel cell and electrochemical evaluation. APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL, v. 174, p. 136-144, SEP 2015. (12/22731-4, 11/18246-0, 13/01577-0, 12/03516-5)

SILVA, J. C. M.; BUZZO, G. S.; DE SOUZA, R. F. B.; SPINACE, E. V.; NETO, A. O.; ASSUMPCAO, M. H. M. T.. Enhanced Electrooxidation of Ethanol Using Pd/C + TiO2 Electrocatalysts in Alkaline Media. ELECTROCATALYSIS, v. 6, n. 1, p. 86-91, JAN 2015. (12/22731-4, 11/18246-0, 13/01577-0, 12/03516-5)

NETO, A. O.; DA SILVA, S. G.; BUZZO, G. S.; DE SOUZA, R. F. B.; ASSUMPCAO, M. H. M. T.; SPINACE, E. V.; SILVA, J. C. M.. Ethanol electrooxidation on PdIr/C electrocatalysts in alkaline media: electrochemical and fuel cell studies. IONICS, v. 21, n. 2, p. 487-495, FEB 2015. (12/22731-4, 11/18246-0, 13/01577-0, 12/03516-5)