Palladium Nanoparticle-Decorated Porous Carbon Nanoflakes as High-Activity Catalyst for Electrooxidation of Alcohol
A facile technique for the preparation of a multicomponent electrocatalyst that shows promising activity for the electrooxidation of alcohol has been demonstrated. The synthesis involves the preparation of hyper-crosslinked polydichloroxylene solid nanoflakes that are hybridized with
PdCl2. The hybrid is reduced in an aqueous NaBH4 solution to fabricate Pd nanoparticle-decorated hyper-crosslinked polydichloroxylene. Finally, the polymer-supported palladium nanoparticles are subjected to thermal pyrolysis to form Pd-decorated carbon nanoflakes. The
unique porous construction of these carbon nanoflakes result in high surface area and robust stability. The evaluation of the Pd-decorated carbon nanoflakes electrocatalyst shows improved performance and stability with high reaction efficiency for the electrooxidation of alcohols such as methanol.
Keywords: Alcohol; Carbon; Electrooxidation; Nanoparticle; Palladium
Document Type: Research Article
Affiliations: BK21 PLUS Centre for Advanced Chemical Technology, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan 609-735, Korea
Publication date: 01 October 2019
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