Influence of Pretreatment on Electrocatalytic Property for Methanol Oxidation of PtRu/WC

Authors

Xiao-ling LANG, State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry Synthesis Technology, College of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, China;
Mei-qin SHI, State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry Synthesis Technology, College of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, China;
Ye-kun JIANG, State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry Synthesis Technology, College of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, China;
Chun-an MA, State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry Synthesis Technology, College of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, China;Follow

Corresponding Author

Chun-an MA(science@zjut.edu.cn)

Abstract

The surface of tungsten carbide (WC) was treated by potassium hydroxide (KOH) at different pH values for different time. The PtRu/WC composite was prepared by microwave-assisted polyol method. The phase structure of PtRu/WC composites were characterized by XRD. The electrocatalytic activity was tested by cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry. The results indicated that with different pH treatments WC became more readily supported on PtRu. When treating WC in KOH at pH = 14, PtRu exhibited the best degree of crystallinity on WC surface, leading to the highest electrocatalytic activity of PtRu/WC. Moreover, the optimized activity of PtRu/WC towards methanol oxidation was obtained by pretreating WC in KOH for 5 h.

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Keywords

pretreatment, PtRu, tungsten carbide, catalytic performance, stability

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.61558/2993-074X.2120

Publication Date

2013-08-28

Online Available Date

2012-12-29

Revised Date

2012-12-24

Received Date

2012-07-10

Recommended Citation

Xiao-ling LANG, Mei-qin SHI, Ye-kun JIANG, Chun-an MA. Influence of Pretreatment on Electrocatalytic Property for Methanol Oxidation of PtRu/WC[J]. Journal of Electrochemistry, 2013 , 19(4): 350-354.
DOI: 10.61558/2993-074X.2120
Available at: https://jelectrochem.xmu.edu.cn/journal/vol19/iss4/7

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