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Vinod Kumar Puthiyapura, Daniel J. Brett, Andrea E. Russell, Wen Feng Lin, Christopher Hardacre
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
A preliminary investigation of electrocatalytic oxidation activity of butanol isomers has been carried out to study their potential as fuels for direct alcohol fuel cells. The electrochemical study was carried out on Pt and Pd electrodes using a three electrode cell set up in alkaline media. The primary alcohol isomers of butanol were observed to behave similarly in their electrochemical reactions whereas 2-butanol showed completely different oxidation features on both catalysts. For example, no poisoning effects were observed for 2- butanol unlike for the primary butanol isomers. In contrast, tert-butanol did not show any oxidation reaction on Pt and Pd electrodes. Furthermore, Pd was not active at all in acidic media for butanol oxidation. The reactivity of butanol isomers were found to be in the order n-butanol>iso-butanol>2-butanol>tert-butanol based on the oxidation current density values.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | ECS Transactions |
Publisher | Electrochemical Society |
Pages | 809-816 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Volume | 69 |
Edition | 17 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781607685395 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Event | Symposium on Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells 15, PEFC 2015 - 228th ECS Meeting - Phoenix, United States Duration: 11 Oct 2015 → 15 Oct 2015 |
Conference | Symposium on Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells 15, PEFC 2015 - 228th ECS Meeting |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | Phoenix |
Period | 11/10/15 → 15/10/15 |
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Vinod Kumar Puthiyapura (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk