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Electrocatalytic Reduction Of Oxygen On Tungsten Carbide Electrode, Chun-An Ma, Yun Huang, Ying-Hong Zhu, Zhao-Yang Chen
Electrocatalytic Reduction Of Oxygen On Tungsten Carbide Electrode, Chun-An Ma, Yun Huang, Ying-Hong Zhu, Zhao-Yang Chen
Journal of Electrochemistry
Tungsten carbide(WC) catalysts were prepared by gas-solid reaction using ammonium metatungstate as precursors which were pretreated with spray drying sphere miniaturation,carbon monoxide as carrier gas and hydrogen as deoxidizing gas.The WC electrode was fabricated using WC catalyst powders and PTFE as binding agent,and characterized by XRD and SEM.Electrocatalyst behavior of WC for oxygen reduction reaction in the sulphuric acid solution was studied by steady-state voltammetry and cyclic voltammetry.The results show that the WC powders obtained were in spheric particles and the prepared WC electrode had a good electrocatalyst activity to the oxygen reduction reaction.The electrode reaction was controlled by adsorption.The …
Nano-Sn/Hard Carbon Composite As Anode Material For Lithium Ion Batteries, Bing-Kun Guo, Jie Shu, Kun Tang, Ying Bai, Zhao-Xiang Wang, Li-Quan Chen
Nano-Sn/Hard Carbon Composite As Anode Material For Lithium Ion Batteries, Bing-Kun Guo, Jie Shu, Kun Tang, Ying Bai, Zhao-Xiang Wang, Li-Quan Chen
Journal of Electrochemistry
The tin(Sn) nano particles were embedded into the mesopores of hard carbon spherules(HCS) to form a composite anode material for lithium ion batteries.The structure of the obtained composite was characterized by X-ray diffraction(XRD) while its electrochemical performances were evaluated with galvanostatic cycling.It is found that the embedding Sn nanoparticles into porous HCS not only result in a composite material with high lithium storage capacity and capacity retention,but also increase the initial coulombic efficiency of the composite.Based on the infrared spectroscopic analysis,the enhanced initial coulombic efficiency is attributed to the inductive decomposition of the ROCO2Li species in the solid …
19th International Symposium Of Fine Chemistry And Functional Polymers (Fcfp-Xix) & Iupac 5th Internaitonal Symoposium On Novel Materials And Synthesis (Nms-V), Editorial Office Of J.Electrochem.
19th International Symposium Of Fine Chemistry And Functional Polymers (Fcfp-Xix) & Iupac 5th Internaitonal Symoposium On Novel Materials And Synthesis (Nms-V), Editorial Office Of J.Electrochem.
Journal of Electrochemistry
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Preparation Of The Protic Ionic Liquid/Pvdf-Hfp Composite Membranes And Its Performance For Dmfc, Rui-Ying Miao, Jian-Ling Li, Yong Fang, Xin-Dong Wang
Preparation Of The Protic Ionic Liquid/Pvdf-Hfp Composite Membranes And Its Performance For Dmfc, Rui-Ying Miao, Jian-Ling Li, Yong Fang, Xin-Dong Wang
Journal of Electrochemistry
The protic ionic liquid(PIL) α-methyl pyridinium trifluoroacetate([α-MPyH]Tfa) was synthesized by acid & alkali neutralization.Then PIL/PVDF-HFP composite membranes were prepared by means of phase inversion method using acetone as solvent.The conductivities of the composite membrane increased with the temperature and reached 8×10-3 S/cm,1×10-2 S/cm and 3×10-2 S/cm at room-temperature,30 ℃ and 80 ℃,respectively,by electrochemical impedance method.The properties of the methanol-rejecting of the membranes were measured by chronoamperometry as well.The results indicate that the properties of methanol-resistance of the membranes before and after IL combination were equivalent approximately.
Mesoporous Carbon For High Power Supercapacitors, Bin Xu, Lu Peng, Guo-Qing Wang, Gao-Ping Cao, Feng Wu, Yu-Sheng Yang
Mesoporous Carbon For High Power Supercapacitors, Bin Xu, Lu Peng, Guo-Qing Wang, Gao-Ping Cao, Feng Wu, Yu-Sheng Yang
Journal of Electrochemistry
Mesoporous carbon for supercapacitors was prepared from sucrose using nano-CaCO3 as template.The microstructure of the carbon was characterized with N2 adsorption and transmission electron microscopy(TEM) observation.The electrochemical performances were evaluated in 6mol·L-1 KOH aqueous electrolyte with galvanostatic charge/discharge,cyclic voltammetry,and ac impedance spectroscopy.The sucrose-based mesoporous carbon had a surface area of 606 m2/g and enriched mesopores in the range of 10～30 nm.The mesoporous carbon presented a specific capacitance of 125 F/g at a current density of 50 mA/g and outstanding excellent rate performance.As the current density increased to 20 000 mA/g,its capacitance remained at 88 F/g,much …
Preparation And Performance Of The Thin-Film Libpon Electrolyte, Feng Wu, Ya-Dong Liu, Ren-Jie Chen, Shi Chen
Preparation And Performance Of The Thin-Film Libpon Electrolyte, Feng Wu, Ya-Dong Liu, Ren-Jie Chen, Shi Chen
Journal of Electrochemistry
The LiBPON thin-film electrolyte was prepared by magnetron sputtering,and the relationship between the performance and the deposition condition was investigated.As seen in the SEM images,the thin films are dense and uniform without cracks,and according to the XRD patterns they have an amorphous structure.The electrochemical performance of the electrolyte was characterized by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy(EIS).The ionic conductivities of the thin film decreased with the RF power,but increased with the N2 pressure.The an ionic conductivity of 3.5×10-6 S/cm at room temperature was found from the electrochemical measurement.While the deposition rate increased with the RF power,but decreased with the N2 …
Photoelectrochemical Properties Of Tio2 Nanoparticles, Jie Qu, Ying Li, Qi-Wei Jiang, Xue-Ping Gao
Photoelectrochemical Properties Of Tio2 Nanoparticles, Jie Qu, Ying Li, Qi-Wei Jiang, Xue-Ping Gao
Journal of Electrochemistry
The protonated titanate nanoparticles were obtained at room temperature and subsequently calcined at different temperatures(300 ℃,400 ℃,500 ℃,600 ℃ and 700 ℃) in air.The obtained products were characterized by XRD,TEM and UV-Vis.It is found that the grain sizes of TiO2 nanoparticles calcined at 300 ℃ were about 20 nm,and increased gradually with the temperature rise.Photoelectric performance was measured with I～V curve and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy(EIS).The TiO2 nanoparticles obtained at 500 ℃ showed the best photoelectrochemical properties with a photovoltaic conversion efficiency of 6.39%,which is much higher than those at other temperatures.In addition,it is also demonstrated that the charge …
Electrooxidation Behaviors Of Tib2 As High Capacity Anodic Material In Neutral Aqueous Electrolytes, Ya-Dong Wang, Xian-Yong Guang, Zhi-Xin Wang, Xin-Ping Ai, Han-Xi Yang
Electrooxidation Behaviors Of Tib2 As High Capacity Anodic Material In Neutral Aqueous Electrolytes, Ya-Dong Wang, Xian-Yong Guang, Zhi-Xin Wang, Xin-Ping Ai, Han-Xi Yang
Journal of Electrochemistry
Titanium diborides were investigated as an anodic material for neutral aqueous batteries. It is revealed that this material shows superiorly high electrochemical activities in the neutral electrolytes. The discharge capacities observed for TiB2 reached 1300 mAh/g at the constant current density of 50 mA/g, exceeding all the metal electrodes reported so far. The electrooxidation of this compound was found to proceed via the electrochemical dissolution of boron to form borofluoride, while titanium remained unchanged at the electrode. These results suggest a possible use of the boride compounds as a new material for constructing neutral aqueous batteries with high electrochemical …
The Electrochemical Performance Of Ncf-Sulfur Cathode, Chun-Rong Zhao, Zhong-Bao Yu, Wei-Kun Wang, Yu-Sheng Yang
The Electrochemical Performance Of Ncf-Sulfur Cathode, Chun-Rong Zhao, Zhong-Bao Yu, Wei-Kun Wang, Yu-Sheng Yang
Journal of Electrochemistry
The electrochemical performance of NCF-sulfur cathode, with different NCF contents, was investigated by constant current discharge, cyclic voltammetry and AC impedance methods. The morphologies of the cathodes were observed using scanning electron microscopy. The results indicate that the cycle life and rate capability of NCF-sulfur cathode increased. Better performance of sulfur cathode was obtained by 3% and 5% NCF conductive addition. When the current density was 0.4 mA/cm2, the 3% NCF-sulfur cathode had an initial capacity of 880 mAh/g and a reversible capacity of 630 mAh/g after 20 cycles.
Electrosynthesis Of 2,2-Dimethylolpropionic Acid, Hong-Yan Sun, Zhen-Hai Liang
Electrosynthesis Of 2,2-Dimethylolpropionic Acid, Hong-Yan Sun, Zhen-Hai Liang
Journal of Electrochemistry
The Ti/SnO2+Sb2O4/PbO2 electrode was prepared.The structure phase and valent state were characterized by means of XRD and XPS.The 2,2-dimethylolpropionic acid was synthesized on the Ti/SnO2+Sb2O4/PbO2 anode by direct electro-oxidation of 2,2-dimethylolpropionaldehyde.The product and crude material were analyzed by HPLC,the effects of the concentration of 2,2-dimethylolpropionaldehyde,pH,potential and reaction temperature were studied.The results showed that the optimum conditions were anode potential 1.8 V,pH=1,reaction temperature 15 ℃ and 2,2-dimethylolpropionaldehyde concentration 0.10mol/L.Under the optimum conditions,the selectivity of 36%,the current efficiency of 28% and the conversion of 58% were reached.The reported …
Synthesis,Characteristics And Electrochemical Performance Of Nano-Sized Snco/Graphite Composites As Anode For Lithium Ion Batteries, Jin-Shu Cai, Ling Huang, Fu-Sheng Ke, Shi-Gang Sun
Synthesis,Characteristics And Electrochemical Performance Of Nano-Sized Snco/Graphite Composites As Anode For Lithium Ion Batteries, Jin-Shu Cai, Ling Huang, Fu-Sheng Ke, Shi-Gang Sun
Journal of Electrochemistry
The nano-structural Sn-Co/graphite composites were prepared by chemical reduction of the alloy electroless deposition solution in graphite suspensions, and the composites were annealed at 500 ℃. The phase structure and surface morphology of the composites were measured by XRD, SEM and Raman. The results indicate that there were high dispersions and high loadings of Sn-Co nanoparticles on graphite by thermal treatment. Electrochemical lithium storage performance was studied preliminarily on the obtained samples. The graphite modified with the Sn-Co nanoparticles possessed a higher electrochemical reversible capacity than that of graphite during the charge and discharge process. The appetency between the Sn-Co …
Ec-Pt/Cnts Glucose Oxidative Electrode, Jia-Hua Liang, Chun-Mei Zhou, Hong-Juan Wang
Ec-Pt/Cnts Glucose Oxidative Electrode, Jia-Hua Liang, Chun-Mei Zhou, Hong-Juan Wang
Journal of Electrochemistry
A glucose oxidative electrode(GOD),EC-Pt/CNTs glucose oxidative electrode,was constructed by ethyl cellulose(EC) and Pt/CNTs.The sensitivity of the EC-Pt/CNTs GOD is 0.85 μA/mM in the concentration range of 0～4 mmol/L of glucose.After dipped in PBS(4℃) for 18 days,the activity of the EC-Pt/CNTs GOD can reach 80%.It is promising for the EC-Pt/CNTs GOD to be used to construct glucose biosensor.
Voltammetric Determination Of Iodate Ion In Table Salt By Carboxylic Carbon Nanotubes Modified Carbon Paste Electrode, Jun-Hua Li, Fu-Xing Zhang, Jian-Qiu Wang, Zhi-Feng Xu, Rong-Ying Zeng, Yan Yu
Voltammetric Determination Of Iodate Ion In Table Salt By Carboxylic Carbon Nanotubes Modified Carbon Paste Electrode, Jun-Hua Li, Fu-Xing Zhang, Jian-Qiu Wang, Zhi-Feng Xu, Rong-Ying Zeng, Yan Yu
Journal of Electrochemistry
A highly-sensitive and mercury-free method of determining iodate ion in table salt was established based on carboxylic carbon nanotubes modified carbon paste electrode.In 0.1 mol/L NaOH solution,there was a sensitive cathodic stripping peak on voltammograms.The stripping peak potential was-0.52 V when accumulation time of IO-3 at the modified electrode was 60 s and the potential scan rate was 300 mV/s.There was a good liner relationship between the peak current and IO-3 concentration in the range of 8.0×10-10 ～ 5.0×10-8 mol/L and 1.0×10-7 ～ 3.0×10-6 mol/L with the correlation coefficient of 0.999 and 0.998,respectively.The detection limit was …
The Hydrothemal Synthesis Of Nanoscale Lifepo4 And Its Electrochemical Performance, Si-Min Wang, Ming-Sen Zheng, Quan-Feng Dong
The Hydrothemal Synthesis Of Nanoscale Lifepo4 And Its Electrochemical Performance, Si-Min Wang, Ming-Sen Zheng, Quan-Feng Dong
Journal of Electrochemistry
The cathode materials of LiFePO4 were prepared via a hydrothermal reduction method using FeCl3 as Fe source and iron as a reducing agent.The results showed that ferric salt could be reduced to ferrous salt completely under the hydrothermal condition and pure-phase LiFePO4 was obtained based on the test results of XRD and FTIR. Carbon-coated LiFePO4 was synthesized by pyrolysisng glucose at high temperature. The morphologies of pure LiFePO4 displayed cluster-like while the LiFePO4/C displayed sphere-like particles. The electrochemical test showed that the LiFePO4/C had good rate performance,while LiFePO4 delivered much …
Synthesis Of The Lifepo4 By Co Reduction: Reaction Mechanism And Kinetics, Yun-Hua Chen, Yong Yang
Synthesis Of The Lifepo4 By Co Reduction: Reaction Mechanism And Kinetics, Yun-Hua Chen, Yong Yang
Journal of Electrochemistry
LiFePO4 cathode material was synthesized by CO reducing FePO4 and LiOH precursors.The structure,morphology and electrochemical performances of such LiFePO4 material were characterized by XRD,SEM and charge-discharge tests.It was shown that the particle size of the LiFePO4 synthesized with 5% excess of LiOH in the precursor was about 200 nm.By carbon coating,the LiFePO4 electrode was able to deliver a reversible capacity of 158 mAh·g-1 at 0.1C discharge rate.Temperature-programmed X-ray diffraction was employed to monitor the reaction during the formation of LiFePO4,and Li3Fe2(PO4)3 was found to be …
Primary Study Of Tiron As Active Materials For The Redox Flow Battery, Yan Xu, Yue-Hua Wen, Jie Cheng, Yu-Sheng Yang, Zi-Li Xie
Primary Study Of Tiron As Active Materials For The Redox Flow Battery, Yan Xu, Yue-Hua Wen, Jie Cheng, Yu-Sheng Yang, Zi-Li Xie
Journal of Electrochemistry
Effects of solution pH on the electrochemical behavior of tiron(sodium 4,5-dihydroxy-1,3-benzendisulfonic) couple(on a graphite electrode) were studied by cyclic voltammetry in aqueous solutions.It is shown that at pH<4,tiron exhibited a redox process at a relatively high potential with a good reversibility.A redox flow battery was formed employing tiron as the positive active species and V(III)/V(II) as the negative redox couple.In sulfuric acid medium,the coulombic efficiency of the tiron-V redox flow cell was more than 90% with a good cycle life.The decay in the cycle performance was minimal.Therefore,the feasibility of tiron as active materials for redox flow battery application is demonstrated.
Combustion Product Characterization Of The Iron-Heated Powders In Thermal Batteries, Jin Chong, Xue-Ping Gao, Ji-Qiang Wang
Combustion Product Characterization Of The Iron-Heated Powders In Thermal Batteries, Jin Chong, Xue-Ping Gao, Ji-Qiang Wang
Journal of Electrochemistry
The combustion products of thermal battery used iron-heated powders have been studied.It is identified by X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis that the main compositions of the combustion products are Fe, FeO and KCl. The transmission electron microscopy(TEM) shows a typical core-shell structure with un-reacted Fe particle core coated by FeO shell with a shell thickness of around 200 nm. The combusted iron-heated powders exhibit no metal property, which is contrast to previous assumption. Further measurement indicates that at the ambient temperature the combustion products show semiconductor property of the p-type with conductivity in the order of 103 S·cm-1, which …
Preparation And Electrocatalystic Performance Of Ir/C Catalyst For Ammonia Oxidation, Qing-Mei Kong, Yi-Ping Han, Ling-Juan Deng, Tian-Hong Lu, Ya-Wen Tang
Preparation And Electrocatalystic Performance Of Ir/C Catalyst For Ammonia Oxidation, Qing-Mei Kong, Yi-Ping Han, Ling-Juan Deng, Tian-Hong Lu, Ya-Wen Tang
Journal of Electrochemistry
The Ir/C catalyst with 30%(by mass) Ir was prepared in the CH3CH2OH and H2O binary system.The X-ray diffraction(XRD) data showed that the average sizes of the Ir particles in the Ir/C catalyst was about 2.2 nm.The results of the electrochemical measurements indicated that the electrocatalytic activity of the Ir/C catalyst for the ammonia oxidation in the neutral NaClO4 solution was similar to the Ir catalyst,while electrocatalytic stability was much better than that of the Ir catalyst.Furthermore,the peak current density of the ammonia oxidation at the Ir/C catalyst electrode showed a good linear relationship …
Direct Electrochemistry Of Chloroperoxidase At Gc Electrode Modified With Swnts, Hong-Xia Zhang, Xia-Qin Wu, Wen-Jing Hou, Wen Xie, Zhong-Qing Lu, Rong Wang, He-Xing Li
Direct Electrochemistry Of Chloroperoxidase At Gc Electrode Modified With Swnts, Hong-Xia Zhang, Xia-Qin Wu, Wen-Jing Hou, Wen Xie, Zhong-Qing Lu, Rong Wang, He-Xing Li
Journal of Electrochemistry
The chloroperoxidase(CPO) was immobilized onto the surface of SWNTs modified electrodes.The electrochemical behaviors of modified electrode have been investigated by cyclic voltammetry.The appearance of a pair of well-defined redox peaks in the CV curve indicated that SWNTs can promote the electron transfer reaction of CPO.The results of cyclic voltammetry in PBS of different pH,from 3~9,showed that the reaction of CPO on the modified electrode was with equal numbers of electron and protein.This readily prepared SWNTs modified electrode showed excellent stability and good catalysis to O2.
Preparations Of Composite Electrodes Of Pt With HXWo3 And Catalytic Activity Toward Oxygen Reduction Reaction, Pan-Pan Guo, You-Ju Huang, Hong-Yan Yang, Wei Li, Qing-Long Zhang, Wei-Shan Li
Preparations Of Composite Electrodes Of Pt With HXWo3 And Catalytic Activity Toward Oxygen Reduction Reaction, Pan-Pan Guo, You-Ju Huang, Hong-Yan Yang, Wei Li, Qing-Long Zhang, Wei-Shan Li
Journal of Electrochemistry
Three composite electrodes of platinum with hydrogen tungsten bronze(HxWO3)were prepared by voltammetry: hydrogen tungsten bronze deposited on platinum(HxWO3/Pt);platinum deposited on hydrogen tungsten bronze(Pt/HxWO3) and codeposited platinum and hydrogen tungsten bronze(Pt-HxWO3).The eletro-catalytic activities of three electrodes toward oxygen reduction reaction were studied.It is found that the catalytic activity of platinum can be improved by introducing with hydrogen tungsten bronze.Among these composite electrodes Pt/HxWO3,and the electrode shows the best eletro-catalytic activity toward oxygen reduction reaction,hence,provides a new way for reducing loading of …
High Performance Fuel Cell Catalyst And 5kw Pemfc Stack Without Humidification At Room Temperature And Atmosphere, Xin-Fa Hu, Min Chen, Shi-Jun Liao
High Performance Fuel Cell Catalyst And 5kw Pemfc Stack Without Humidification At Room Temperature And Atmosphere, Xin-Fa Hu, Min Chen, Shi-Jun Liao
Journal of Electrochemistry
The Pt/C catalyst with high dispersion and high performance was prepared successfully by an organic colloidal method and small batch production(10g) of Pt/C catalyst has been realized.The particle sizes of the active components in the catalyst could be as small as 2.8 nm and the active surface area was up to 450 m2/g.A high performance membrane-electrode assembly(MEA) with surface area of 275 cm2 has been prepared by using the home-made catalyst with a catalyst coated membrane method invented in the lab,and a 5 kW stack has been assembled.The stack showed working 10 h at room temperature,atmosphere and …
Electrochemical Behavior And Determination Of Paracetamol On Activated Glassy Carbon Electrode, Bao-Yu Tan, Fang Liao, Xiao-Ying He, Qing-Tao Zhu, Jun Hua, Xiao-Li Jiang
Electrochemical Behavior And Determination Of Paracetamol On Activated Glassy Carbon Electrode, Bao-Yu Tan, Fang Liao, Xiao-Ying He, Qing-Tao Zhu, Jun Hua, Xiao-Li Jiang
Journal of Electrochemistry
The electrochemical behavior of paracetamol(PCT) was studied at glassy carbon electrode activated by cyclic voltammetry.In HAc-NaAc buffer solution(pH=4.00),a couple of sensitive redox peaks were recorded about 0.54 V in the cyclic voltammograms.The result indicated that the process was controlled by adsorption and nearly reversible.The reaction electron and proton numbers were estimated,respectively,to be two.Excllent linearity was observed in the correlation between the oxidation peak current and the concentration of PCT in the range of 8.00×10-6～2.00×10-4 mol·L-1.The correlative coefficient was-0.999 18.The detection limit was 6.34×10-6 mol·L-1.This method can be used for the determination of PCT real …
Fabrication Of Superhydrophilic Aluminum Oxide Through Single-Step Anodic Oxidation, Qin Zhang, Qi-Ming Yin, Jia-Ming Ye, Yuan-Rong Zhu
Fabrication Of Superhydrophilic Aluminum Oxide Through Single-Step Anodic Oxidation, Qin Zhang, Qi-Ming Yin, Jia-Ming Ye, Yuan-Rong Zhu
Journal of Electrochemistry
Hydrophilic aluminum oxide is popularly used for heat exchanger of air-condition.Herein,we developed a simple method to prepare superhydrophilic aluminum oxide on the surface of aluminum through single-step electrochemical oxidization.The morphologies and water contact angles on surfaces of alumina fabricated under different electrochemical conditions were investgated.Superhydrophilic surfaces fabricated by this method have good stability and high mechanical strength with water contact angle almost 0°.Coated with low surface energy materials,superhydrophilc alumina will be converted to superhydrophobic.
Voltammetric Determination Of L-Cysteine At Bipyrine Bridged Copper(Ⅱ) Complex Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode, Ming-Yan Wang, Fan Yang, Sheng-Yu Zhang, Xing-You Xu, Xu-Jie Yang
Voltammetric Determination Of L-Cysteine At Bipyrine Bridged Copper(Ⅱ) Complex Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode, Ming-Yan Wang, Fan Yang, Sheng-Yu Zhang, Xing-You Xu, Xu-Jie Yang
Journal of Electrochemistry
A modified electrode has been constructed by depositing a novel copper(Ⅱ) complex 2biPy(ClO4)4 on the glassy carbon electrode through the method of cyclic voltammetry(CV).It was found that the modified electrode exhibited high electrocatalytic activity toward L-Cysteine oxidation with good reproducibility and high sensitivity.The peak current of semi-derivative linear scan was proportional to the concentration of L-cys in the range of 1×10-6～3×10-4 mol·L-1.The detection limit was 5×10-7 mol·L-1.
Electrochemical Synthesis, Characterization And Fluorescence Property Of Nano Na2Sif6, Guo-Xu Qin, Xin-Jun Wan, Xi-Mei Yuan, Dao-Bao Chu
Electrochemical Synthesis, Characterization And Fluorescence Property Of Nano Na2Sif6, Guo-Xu Qin, Xin-Jun Wan, Xi-Mei Yuan, Dao-Bao Chu
Journal of Electrochemistry
The nano TiO2 film was prepared by sol-gel process and characterized with X-ray diffraction(XRD) and scanning electron microscope(SEM).It was found that the average size of pore diameter was about 80 nm for the nano TiO2 film.The Nano Na2SiF6 was synthesized by electrochemical deposition on the nanoporous film electrode and characterized with XRD and transmission electron microscope(TEM).The result showed that the average size of nanoparticle was 20 nm for the nano Na2SiF6.The fluorescence property of nano Na2SiF6 was also studied briefly.The result indicated that the nano Na2SiF …
Electricity Generation In Microbial Fuel Cells Catalyzed By Mixed Culture And Pure Culture, Chen-Dong Shuang, En-Ren Zhang, Guo-Wang Diao, Fang-Fang Fan, Jie Yuan
Electricity Generation In Microbial Fuel Cells Catalyzed By Mixed Culture And Pure Culture, Chen-Dong Shuang, En-Ren Zhang, Guo-Wang Diao, Fang-Fang Fan, Jie Yuan
Journal of Electrochemistry
Microbial fuel cells(MFCs) were constructed by inoculating fresh sedimentary microorganisms.Effect of phenol on performance of MFCs was investigated.The results showed that the generation of electrical current was induced by bacteria attached on the surface of the anode.Presence of phenol reduced the rate of glucose consumption and extended the duration of electricity generation with the same addition of glucose.In addition,the electricity generation by a single strain(belonging to pseudomonas species) separated from the sedimentary MFC was also investigated.The experimental results indicated that the presence of metabolic intermediates which exhibited electrochemical activity was necessary for the electricity production.Analysis of GC-MS showed that the …
Electrocatalytic Performance Of Carbon Supported Au-Ir Catalyst As Cathodic Catalyst In Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cell, Wei Chen, Ya-Wen Tang, Tain-Hong Lu
Electrocatalytic Performance Of Carbon Supported Au-Ir Catalyst As Cathodic Catalyst In Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cell, Wei Chen, Ya-Wen Tang, Tain-Hong Lu
Journal of Electrochemistry
In this paper,it is reported for the first time that the electrocatalytic activities of the carbon supported Au(Au/C),carbon supported Ir(Ir/C) and the carbon supported Au-Ir(Au-Ir/C) catalysts prepared in the aqueous solution with tetrahydrofuran(THF) for the oxidation of formic acid and for the oxygen reduction were compared.It was found that all three catalysts showed no electrocatalytic activity for the oxidation of formic acid,but the electrocatalytic activity of the Au-Ir/C catalyst for oxygen reduction was much better than those of Au/C and Ir/C.Thus,the Au-Ir/C catalyst is suitable to be used as the cathodic catalyst in Direct formic acid fuel cell(DFAFC).
Preliminary Study Of Single Flow Zinc-Nickel Battery, Li Zhang, Jie Cheng, Yu-Sheng Yang, Yue-Hua Wen, Xin-Dong Wang, Zi-Li Xie
Preliminary Study Of Single Flow Zinc-Nickel Battery, Li Zhang, Jie Cheng, Yu-Sheng Yang, Yue-Hua Wen, Xin-Dong Wang, Zi-Li Xie
Journal of Electrochemistry
The micromorphology of zinc electrodeposited at different currents in the flowing electrolyte was studied.It has been shown that the structure of the zinc became compacted with the increase of the charge current density and no zinc dendrite was presenct.A cell with 2Ah capacity was assembled and the charge-discharge test was performed.The results showed that the average charge voltage was 1.84V and the average discharge voltage was 1.65V.The high efficiencies can be achieved with an average coulombic efficiency of 97% and energy efficiency of 86% over 1000 cycles.
The Effect Of Ru: Sn On Properties Of Ru-Ir-Sn Oxide Anode Coatings, Lei Ji, Jun-Tao Wang, Wen-Bin Liu, Li-Kun Xu, Gui-Lin Xue
The Effect Of Ru: Sn On Properties Of Ru-Ir-Sn Oxide Anode Coatings, Lei Ji, Jun-Tao Wang, Wen-Bin Liu, Li-Kun Xu, Gui-Lin Xue
Journal of Electrochemistry
The anode coatings of Ru-Ir-Sn oxide with different Ru/Sn ratios were prepared by sol-gel method.The influences of Ru/Sn ratio on properties of anode coatings were studied by scanning electron microscope(SEM),energy dispersive X-ray detector(EDX),X-ray diffraction(XRD).The potential of chlorine evolution,current efficiency,accelerated life,cyclic vohammetry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy(EIS) tests were carried out.The results showed that there was an obvious effect of Ru/Sn ratio on the morphology of the coatings.The cyclic voltammogram,double layer capacitances and accelerated life of anode coatings had a tendency to fall down firstly then increased as the Ru% increased,the current effency and potential of chlorine evolution had a tendency to …
Hydrolysis Of Sodium Borohydride By Ru-Ni Foam Catalyst, Jie Cheng, Feng Ye, Tong-Tao Wang, Jing-Jing Li, Yong-Liang Wang, Xin-Dong Wang
Hydrolysis Of Sodium Borohydride By Ru-Ni Foam Catalyst, Jie Cheng, Feng Ye, Tong-Tao Wang, Jing-Jing Li, Yong-Liang Wang, Xin-Dong Wang
Journal of Electrochemistry
This paper presented a method of hydrogen generation from sodium borohydride solution for fuel cells.The Ru-Ni foam catalyst which was prepared by chemical plating showed strong activity and stability.The pretreatment of Ni foam before chemical plating was very important for the catalyst's strong activity and stability.This easy-to-prepared catalyst exhibited a good activity after being used several times.The effects of NaBH4 concentration,temperature and used times on the hydrogen generation rate were investigated.The results showed that the rate was remarkablely increased with the temperature rising and the rate increased more than ten times when the temperature of reaction rised from 15 …