Worm-hole-like mesoporous carbon carrier-loaded PtRu catalyst

Abstract

The invention provides a worm-hole-like mesoporous carbon carrier-loaded PtRu catalyst. WMCs of different pore diameters are synthesized through an improved sol-gel technology; by taking the WMCs as the carriers, a series of WMC-loaded PtRu catalysts are prepared by adopting a pulse microwave-assisting polyhydric alcohol reduction technology; and the physical and chemical properties and electro-catalytic property of the catalysts are subjected to system test and analysis. By researching the PtRu catalysts taking the WMCs of three different pore diameters as the carriers, influence of the porediameters of the carriers to the PtRu electro-catalysis methanol oxidation activity is found through searching. The researching finds that 1), the specific surface area is relatively large under the same appearance; and when carbon carriers of different pore diameters are adopted, the prepared catalyst PtRu granules are basically the same; and 2), the pore diameters of the carriers have a decisiveinfluence on the PtRu catalyst catalysis activity.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to a PtRu catalyst loaded on a wormhole mesoporous carbon carrier, belonging to the technical field of catalysts. Background technique [0002] Direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) directly uses methanol aqueous solution as the fuel supply source, has the advantages of simple battery structure and high energy density, and has successfully shown that it can be used as a mobile power source and a micro power source for household appliances. However, there is still a big gap between the volume, weight, system integration and practical application requirements of DMFC. This is mainly limited by the fact that the application basis and new technology innovation of DMFC cannot meet the needs of practical applications. There are many scientific and technological problems, such as the slow kinetic process of methanol oxidation, the electrode catalyst is easily poisoned by CO species, and the methanol from anode to cathode. penetration etc. I...

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When the WMC pore size is larger than twice the Pt particle diameter, the electrochemical area and utilization rate of Pt increase significantly, and its electrocatalytic performance is significantly improved accordingly. However, when the WMC pore size is smaller than the Pt particle diameter, the Pt particles in the WMC channel cannot be used. The electrochemical area and utilization of Pt are significantly reduced

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