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Unexpected Activity for Glycerol Electro‐Oxidation of Nanostructured Pd−Pt and Pd−Pt−Ru Catalysts
Author(s) -
Garcia Amanda Cristina,
Morais Claudia,
Napporn Teko. W.,
Kokoh K. Boniface,
TremiliosiFilho Germano
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
chemelectrochem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.182
H-Index - 59
ISSN - 2196-0216
DOI - 10.1002/celc.201600742
Subject(s) - bimetallic strip , cyclic voltammetry , catalysis , palladium , platinum , glycerol , formic acid , electrochemistry , inorganic chemistry , chemistry , adsorption , ruthenium , electrode , materials science , photochemistry , organic chemistry
Ruthenium‐modified palladium/platinum bimetallic materials were synthesized at nanoscale by using the formic acid method. This soft and surfactant‐less chemical approach led to a trimetallic catalyst (Pd 25 Pt 25 Ru 50 /C) that displayed excellent ability toward glycerol oxidation and also a favorable capacity for CO oxidation, as a probing molecule. In the case of glycerol, the main oxidation peak shifted remarkably from 500 mV towards lower electrode potentials. From cyclic voltammetry combined with in situ infrared spectroscopy experiments, our findings provided evidence of weakly adsorbed carbonaceous species on the trimetallic electrode, probably owing to the ligand effect.