Electrocatalytic oxidation of methanol on polypyrrole film modified with platinum microparticles
- Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun (China). Changchun Inst. of Applied Chemistry
- Nanjing Normal Univ. (China). Dept. of Chemistry
- Xiamen Univ. (China). Dept. of Chemistry
The electrocatalytic oxidation of methanol on polypyrrole (PPy) film modified with platinum microparticles has been studied by means of electrochemical and in situ Fourier transform infrared techniques. The Pt microparticles, which were incorporated in the PPy film by the technique of cyclic voltammetry, were uniformly dispersed. The modified electrode exhibits significant electrocatalytic activity for the oxidation of methanol. The catalytic activities were found to be dependent on Pt loading and the thickness of the PPy film. The linearly adsorbed CO species is the only intermediate of electrochemical oxidation of methanol and can be readily oxidized at the modified electrodes. The enhanced electrocatalytic activities may be due to the uniform dispersion of Pt microparticles in the PPy film and the synergistic effects of the highly dispersed Pt microparticles and the PPy film. Finally, a reaction mechanism is suggested.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- OSTI ID:
- 533109
- Journal Information:
- Journal of the Electrochemical Society, Vol. 144, Issue 7; Other Information: PBD: Jul 1997
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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