Investigation of the oxygen reduction kinetics and mechanism on ordered mesoporouscarbon-supported Pt-based catalysts

Authors

SİLVER GÜNEŞ
FATMA ÇİĞDEM GÜLDÜR

Abstract

The kinetics and mechanism of oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) on the surface of Pt and PtAgFe catalysts supported by ordered mesoporous carbon (OMC) were investigated. Metal particles were loaded by the wet impregnation-reduction method on two types of OMC, one being surface-modified by HNO3 and the other unmodified. Cyclic voltammetry measurements showed that Pt on modified OMC, namely Pt/OMC-M, had the highest electroactive surface area among OMC-supported catalyts with 987 cm2/mg. This catalyst had also a mass activity of 39.1 mA/mgPt, which was the same as the carbon black supported commercial Pt/C catalyst. Rotating disk electrode (RDE) studies revealed that the net number of transferred electrons for OMC supported Pt and PtAgFe catalysts were in the range between 3 and 4, indicating a predominant 4-electron water formation route. The ORR mechanisms on Pt/OMC and PtAgFe/ OMC were found to be similar with that of Pt/C; however, the associative mechanism was pronounced at a wider potential range. The modified OMC-supported catalysts showed higher oxygen reduction activities in general.

DOI

10.55730/1300-0527.3326

Keywords

Oxygen reduction reaction, reaction mechanism, ordered mesoporous carbon, rotating disk voltammetry

First Page

530

Last Page

541

Recommended Citation

GÜNEŞ, SİLVER and GÜLDÜR, FATMA ÇİĞDEM (2022) "Investigation of the oxygen reduction kinetics and mechanism on ordered mesoporouscarbon-supported Pt-based catalysts," Turkish Journal of Chemistry: Vol. 46: No. 2, Article 21. https://doi.org/10.55730/1300-0527.3326
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/chem/vol46/iss2/21