Multiwalled carbon nanotube-loaded PdSn catalyst based on deep eutectic solvent, and preparation method and application of catalyst

Abstract

The invention discloses a multiwalled carbon nanotube-loaded PdSn catalyst based on a deep eutectic solvent and a preparation method and application of the catalyst, and relates to a simple and novel method for preparing an anode electrocatalyst for a direct formic acid fuel cell. According to the method, by taking a deep eutectic solvent as a medium, the catalyst is prepared by using a chemical reduction method. The preparation method of the catalyst is simple in process, and mild and environmentally friendly in operating condition. The dimension of catalyzing nano-particles can be obviously reduced by using a deep eutectic solvent system, so that the metal nanoparticles grow along the surface of a carbon nano tube and are agglomerated to form a special chain-like cluster structure, the electrochemical activity surface area of noble metals is increased, and moreover, the charge transfer interaction among the components in a composite material catalyst is further enhanced. Therefore, the electrocatalytic activity and stability of the catalyst on formic acid oxidation are hugely improved, and the catalyst has the excellent anti-CO poisoning capacity.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the fields of electrocatalysis and fuel cells, in particular to a deep eutectic solvent-based multi-walled carbon nanotube-loaded PdSn catalyst, a preparation method thereof, and an application in direct formic acid fuel cells. Background technique [0002] Deep eutectic solvents (DES) have unique physical and chemical properties such as low vapor pressure, non-toxicity, biodegradability, excellent solubility and conductivity, and wide electrochemical stability window, making them a promising green Solvents are widely used in the field of functional nanomaterial synthesis. At present, there are not many research literature reports on the preparation of fuel cell catalysts using deep eutectic solvent as the medium, and only a few literature reports are involved in the following: (1) In 2012, "Journal of Physical Chemistry C" reported a DES-based A novel method for the synthesis of high-surface-energy Pt nanocrystals by dielectr...

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However, the preparation of fuel cell catalysts in DES reported in the above literature is limited to electrochemical methods, which will limit the large-scale preparation and commercial application of catalysts.

There are no literature and patent reports on the preparation of Pd-based catalysts by chemical reduction methods using DES as the medium and their application in direct formic acid fuel cells.

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