IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/eee/renene/v120y2018icp342-349.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

EDTA-derived CoNC and FeNC electro-catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction in acid environment

Author

Listed:
  • Lo Vecchio, Carmelo
  • Aricò, Antonino Salvatore
  • Monforte, Giuseppe
  • Baglio, Vincenzo

Abstract

Here, in-house CoNC and FeNC have been prepared by, first, chelating the metals (Co or Fe) with ethylene diamine tetra acetic acid, known as EDTA (nitrogen precursor). UV–Visible (UV–Vis) spectrometry has been used to ensure the chelated metal formation. In the next step, the chelated metals have been deposited on a high surface area oxidized carbon support to increase the electrical conductivity. The latter composite material has been thermally treated at 800 °C (CoNC8 and FeNC8) or 1000 °C (CoNC10 and FeNC10) in nitrogen atmosphere in order to create the catalytic sites that will be able to perform the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in the acid medium. Electrochemical tests have been carried out to investigate the activity and durability of the electro-catalysts for the ORR. Methanol tolerance properties have been also evaluated for a possible application in direct methanol fuel cells. It appears that FeNC8 is the most active electrocatalyst in the presence of methanol in the base electrolyte, thus showing promising characteristics for direct methanol fuel cells. Instead, stability tests of these metal nitrogen catalysts indicate the best resistance to corrosion for the catalysts treated at 1000 °C.

Suggested Citation

  • Lo Vecchio, Carmelo & Aricò, Antonino Salvatore & Monforte, Giuseppe & Baglio, Vincenzo, 2018. "EDTA-derived CoNC and FeNC electro-catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction in acid environment," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 120(C), pages 342-349.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:renene:v:120:y:2018:i:c:p:342-349
    DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2017.12.084
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960148117312843
    Download Restriction: Full text for ScienceDirect subscribers only
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1016/j.renene.2017.12.084?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to search for a different version of it.

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Osmieri, Luigi & Escudero-Cid, Ricardo & Monteverde Videla, Alessandro H.A. & Ocón, Pilar & Specchia, Stefania, 2018. "Application of a non-noble Fe-N-C catalyst for oxygen reduction reaction in an alkaline direct ethanol fuel cell," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 115(C), pages 226-237.
    2. Hoon T. Chung & Jong H. Won & Piotr Zelenay, 2013. "Active and stable carbon nanotube/nanoparticle composite electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 4(1), pages 1-5, October.
    3. Polterovich, Victor & Popov, Vladimir, 2006. "Эволюционная Теория Экономической Политики: Часть I: Опыт Быстрого Развития [An Evolutionary Theory of Economic Policy: Part I: The Experience of Fast Development]," MPRA Paper 22168, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Citations

    Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
    as


    Cited by:

    1. David Sebastián & María Jesús Nieto-Monge & Sara Pérez-Rodríguez & Elena Pastor & María Jesús Lázaro, 2018. "Nitrogen Doped Ordered Mesoporous Carbon as Support of PtRu Nanoparticles for Methanol Electro-Oxidation," Energies, MDPI, vol. 11(4), pages 1-16, April.
    2. Liu, Zhenning & Li, Zhiyuan & Ma, Jian & Dong, Xu & Ku, Wen & Wang, Mi & Sun, Hang & Liang, Song & Lu, Guolong, 2018. "Nitrogen and cobalt-doped porous biocarbon materials derived from corn stover as efficient electrocatalysts for aluminum-air batteries," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 162(C), pages 453-459.
    3. Xu, Fei & Yu, Chen & Qian, Guangfu & Luo, Lin & Hasan, Syed Waqar & Yin, Shibin & Tsiakaras, Panagiotis, 2020. "Electrocatalytic production of hydrogen over highly efficient ultrathin carbon encapsulated S, P co-existence copper nanorods composite," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 151(C), pages 1278-1285.

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Kritana Prueksakorn & Cheng-Xu Piao & Hyunchul Ha & Taehyeung Kim, 2015. "Computational and Experimental Investigation for an Optimal Design of Industrial Windows to Allow Natural Ventilation during Wind-Driven Rain," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 7(8), pages 1-22, August.
    2. Yirigui Yirigui & Sang-Woo Lee & A. Pouyan Nejadhashemi & Matthew R. Herman & Jong-Won Lee, 2019. "Relationships between Riparian Forest Fragmentation and Biological Indicators of Streams," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(10), pages 1-24, May.
    3. Vladimir Popov, 2009. "Why the West Became Rich before China and Why China Has Been Catching Up with the West since 1949: nother Explanation of the “Great Divergence” and “Great Convergence” Stories," Working Papers w0132, New Economic School (NES).
    4. George Pavlidis & Vassilios A. Tsihrintzis, 2018. "Environmental Benefits and Control of Pollution to Surface Water and Groundwater by Agroforestry Systems: a Review," Water Resources Management: An International Journal, Published for the European Water Resources Association (EWRA), Springer;European Water Resources Association (EWRA), vol. 32(1), pages 1-29, January.
    5. Grzegorz W. Kolodko, 2009. "A Two-thirds Rate of Success: Polish Transformation and Economic Development, 1989-2008," WIDER Working Paper Series RP2009-14, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    6. Kudrin, A. & Gurvich, E., 2015. "Government Stimulus or Economic Incentives?," Journal of the New Economic Association, New Economic Association, vol. 26(2), pages 179-186.
    7. Chen, Bin & Xu, Haoran & Tan, Peng & Zhang, Yuan & Xu, Xiaoming & Cai, Weizi & Chen, Meina & Ni, Meng, 2019. "Thermal modelling of ethanol-fuelled Solid Oxide Fuel Cells," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 237(C), pages 476-486.
    8. Larysa Tamilina & Natalya Tamilina, 2014. "Heterogeneity in Institutional Effects on Economic Growth: Theory and Empirical Evidence," European Journal of Comparative Economics, Cattaneo University (LIUC), vol. 11(2), pages 205-249, December.
    9. Popov, Vladimir, 2015. "Разрыв Между Югом И Западом По Уровню Экономического Развития Сокращается? [Catching up: Developing countries in pursuit of growth]," MPRA Paper 65893, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    10. Costanzo, Vincenzo & Yao, Runming & Xu, Tiantian & Xiong, Jie & Zhang, Qiulei & Li, Baizhan, 2019. "Natural ventilation potential for residential buildings in a densely built-up and highly polluted environment. A case study," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 138(C), pages 340-353.
    11. Simachev, Yuri & Kuzyk, Mikhail & Ivanov, Denis, 2012. "Fostering innovation in Russian companies in the post-crisis period: Opportunities and constraints," MPRA Paper 41284, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    12. Sturm, J. & Ennifar, H. & Erhard, S.V. & Rheinfeld, A. & Kosch, S. & Jossen, A., 2018. "State estimation of lithium-ion cells using a physicochemical model based extended Kalman filter," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 223(C), pages 103-123.
    13. VADIM Ponkratov & В. Понкратов В., 2015. "Ресурсный Потенциал Нефтегазовой Отрасли Промышленности России И Стимулирование Повышения Эффективности Его Использования // Towards A More Efficient Use Of The Resource Potential Of The Russian Oil A," Экономика. Налоги. Право // Economics, taxes & law, ФГОБУ "Финансовый университет при Правительстве Российской Федерации" // Financial University under The Government of Russian Federation, issue 3, pages 94-101.
    14. Fofana, Daouda & Natarajan, Sadesh Kumar & Hamelin, Jean & Benard, Pierre, 2014. "Low platinum, high limiting current density of the PEMFC (proton exchange membrane fuel cell) based on multilayer cathode catalyst approach," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 64(C), pages 398-403.
    15. repec:mje:mjejnl:v:12:y:2017:i:1:p:125-140 is not listed on IDEAS
    16. Polterovich, Victor & Popov, Vladimir & Tonis, Alexander, 2008. "Mechanisms of Resource Curse, Economic Policy and Growth," MPRA Paper 20570, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    17. Popov, Vladimir, 2014. "Can Uzbekistan Economy Retain Its High Growth Rates? Scenarios of Economic Development in 2015-30," MPRA Paper 59735, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 20 Oct 2014.
    18. repec:ecb:ecbrbu:2018:0042:1 is not listed on IDEAS
    19. Okur, Osman & Alper, Erdogan & Almansoori, Ali, 2014. "Optimization of catalyst preparation conditions for direct sodium borohydride fuel cell using response surface methodology," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 67(C), pages 97-105.
    20. Zheng, Ruyi & Li, Shuxia & Li, Qingping & Li, Xiaoli, 2018. "Study on the relations between controlling mechanisms and dissociation front of gas hydrate reservoirs," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 215(C), pages 405-415.
    21. Adam S. Posen & Daniel Popov Gould, 2007. "Has EMU Had Any Impact on the Degree of Wage Restraint?," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: David Cobham (ed.), The Travails of the Eurozone, chapter 7, pages 146-178, Palgrave Macmillan.
    22. Popov, V., 2011. "Do We Need to Protect Intellectual Property Rights?," Journal of the New Economic Association, New Economic Association, issue 11, pages 107-126.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:eee:renene:v:120:y:2018:i:c:p:342-349. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Catherine Liu (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/renewable-energy .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.