Design of Pd-Pb Catalysts for Glycerol and Ethylene Glycol Electrooxidation in Alkaline Medium

Asset, Tristan; Serov, Alexey; Padilla, Monica; Roy, Aaron J.; Matanovic, Ivana; Chatenet, Marian; Maillard, Frederic; Atanassov, Plamen

doi:10.1007/s12678-017-0449-8

Design of Pd-Pb Catalysts for Glycerol and Ethylene Glycol Electrooxidation in Alkaline Medium

Journal Article · 26 February 2018 · Electrocatalysis

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s12678-017-0449-8· OSTI ID:1543499

^[1]; Serov, Alexey ^[2]; Padilla, Monica ^[3]; Roy, Aaron J. ^[3]; Matanovic, Ivana ^[3]; Chatenet, Marian ^[4]; Maillard, Frederic ^[5]; Atanassov, Plamen ^[3]

Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM (United States). Chemical and Nuclear Engineering Dept., UNM Center for Emerging Energy Technologies; Univ. Savoie Mont Blanc LEPMI, Grenoble (France). Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Inst. of Engineering
Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM (United States). Chemical and Nuclear Engineering Dept., UNM Center for Emerging Energy Technologies; Pajarito Powder LLC, Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM (United States). Chemical and Nuclear Engineering Dept., UNM Center for Emerging Energy Technologies
Univ. Savoie Mont Blanc LEPMI, Grenoble (France). Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Inst. of Engineering; French Univ. Inst., Paris (France)
Univ. Savoie Mont Blanc LEPMI, Grenoble (France). Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Inst. of Engineering

Unsupported Pd_xPb_1-x electrocatalysts were synthesized by a modified sacrificial support method (SSM) and thoroughly characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Their electrochemical activity was evaluated for the electrooxidation reactions of ethylene glycol (EGOR) and glycerol (GOR) in alkaline electrolytes, reaching an onset of - 510 mV vs. the normal hydrogen electrode (NHE) for the EGOR and the GOR vs. - 430 mV vs. NHE for the EGOR and the GOR on the Pd-black. Additional mechanistic insights were provided by DFT calculations, showing that the presence of Pb resulted in a stronger binding of the OH_ads, therefore explaining the enhanced kinetics for the electrooxidation of C₂ (ethylene glycol) and C₃ (glycerol) alcohol in this environment.

Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

OSTI ID:: 1543499

Journal Information:: Electrocatalysis, Vol. 9, Issue 4; ISSN 1868-2529

Publisher:: Springer

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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