Electrocatalyst for alcohol oxidation in fuel cells

Title: Electrocatalyst for alcohol oxidation in fuel cells

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Binary and ternary electrocatalysts are provided for oxidizing alcohol in a fuel cell. The binary electrocatalyst includes 1) a substrate selected from the group consisting of NiWO.sub.4 or CoWO.sub.4 or a combination thereof, and 2) Group VIII noble metal catalyst supported on the substrate. The ternary electrocatalyst includes 1) a substrate as described above, and 2) a catalyst comprising Group VIII noble metal, and ruthenium oxide or molybdenum oxide or a combination thereof, said catalyst being supported on said substrate.

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Adzic, Radoslav R ^[1]; Marinkovic, Nebojsa S ^[2]

Setauket, NY
Coram, NY

Issue Date:: 2001-01-01

Research Org.:: Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 873537

Patent Number(s):: 6183894

Assignee:: Brookhaven Science Associates (Upton, NY)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION

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H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
H01M4/92 - Metals of platinum group
H01M4/8605 - {Porous electrodes}
H01M8/1011 - Direct alcohol fuel cells [DAFC], e.g. direct methanol fuel cells [DMFC]

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
Y02E60/50 - Fuel cells

H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
H01M8/1013 - {Other direct alcohol fuel cells [DAFC]
H01M4/9016 - {Oxides, hydroxides or oxygenated metallic salts}

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DOE Contract Number:: AC02-98CH10886

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: electrocatalyst; alcohol; oxidation; fuel; cells; binary; ternary; electrocatalysts; provided; oxidizing; cell; substrate; selected; consisting; niwo; cowo; combination; viii; noble; metal; catalyst; supported; described; comprising; ruthenium; oxide; molybdenum; fuel cell; catalyst support; fuel cells; noble metal; catalyst comprising; metal catalyst; molybdenum oxide; catalyst supported; substrate selected; /429/42/205/502/

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                    Adzic, Radoslav R, and Marinkovic, Nebojsa S. Electrocatalyst for alcohol oxidation in fuel cells.  United States: N. p., 2001. 
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  author       = {Adzic, Radoslav R and Marinkovic, Nebojsa S},

  abstractNote = {Binary and ternary electrocatalysts are provided for oxidizing alcohol in a fuel cell. The binary electrocatalyst includes 1) a substrate selected from the group consisting of NiWO.sub.4 or CoWO.sub.4 or a combination thereof, and 2) Group VIII noble metal catalyst supported on the substrate. The ternary electrocatalyst includes 1) a substrate as described above, and 2) a catalyst comprising Group VIII noble metal, and ruthenium oxide or molybdenum oxide or a combination thereof, said catalyst being supported on said substrate.},

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