Bimetallic Pt–Ru covalently bonded on carbon nanotubes for efficient methanol oxidation

Platinum-based nanocomposites have been considered as one of the most promising catalysts for methanol oxidation reactions(MORs), which yet still suffer from low electrochemical activity and electron-transfer properties. Apart from van-der-Waals heterostructures,herein, we report a novel nanocomposite with the structure of Pt–Ru bimetallic nanoparticles covalently-bonded onto multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs)(Pt–Ru@MWCNT), which have been successfully fabricated via a facile and green synthesis method. It is demonstrated that the Pt–Ru@MWCNT nanocomposite possesses much enhanced electrocatalytic activity with the electrochemical active surface area(ECSA) of 110.4 m^(2)·g^(-1)for Pt towards MOR, which is 2.67 and 4.0 times higher than those of 20wt%commercial Pt@C and Pt-based nanocomposite prepared by other method, due to the improved electron-transfer properties originated from M–O–C covalent bonds. This work provides us a new strategy for the structural design of highly-efficient electrocatalysts in boosting MOR performance.

In situ chemical fabrication of polyaniline/multi-walled carbon nanotubes composites as supports of Pt for methanol electrooxidation

In this study,platinum(Pt)-polyaniline(PANI)/MWNTs catalysts were synthesized by two sequential reactions.First,coreshell structural PANI/MWNTs composites were fabricated by in-situ chemical oxidation polymerization,in which MWNTs act as the core and PANI as the shell.Then,Pt particles were deposited on the PANI/MWNTs composites by a chemical reduction method.The morphology and constitution of the products were characterized by FT IR,scanning electron microscopy,transmission electron microscopy and XRD.It was observed that the Pt particles were smaller in size and more uniformly distributed on these composite supports than those on the reference,pure MWNT supports.XRD results showed higher Pt(111) content in the catalyst deposited on PANI/MWNTs supports than that on MWNTs.The cyclic voltammeter(CV) tests demonstrated that the electrode modified by Pt-PANI/MWNTs ternary composite catalyst showed a higher catalytic stability than Pt-MWNT binary catalyst did,due to the synergic interaction between Pt and the composite support.

Multi-walled carbon nanotubes as novel promoter of catalysts for certain hydrogenation and dehydrogenation reactions

From the chemical catalysis viewpoint,the excellent performance of CNTs in adsorption-activation of H2 and in promoting spillover of adsorbed H-species is very attractive,in addition to their nanosize channels,sp2-C constructed surfaces,and high thermal/electrical conductivity.This review examines some recent progresses of CNTs as a novel support or promoter of catalysts for certain hydrogenation or dehydrogenation reactions,e.g.,hydrogenation-conversion of syngas to yield alcohols and decomposition or steam-reforming of methanol to generate H2,mainly based on recent work carried out in our laboratory.

Direct Electrochemistry and Electrocatalysis of Hemoglobin Based on Nation-Room Temperature Ionic Liquids- Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes Composite Film

A robust and effective composite film combined the benefits of Nation, room temperature ionic liquid （RTIL） and multi-wall carbon nanotubes （MWNTs） was prepared. Hemoglobin （Hb） was successfully immobilized on glassy carbon electrode surface by entrapping in the composite film. Direct electrochemistry and electrocatalysis of immobilized Hb were investigated in detail. A pair of well-defined and quasi-reversible redox peaks of Hb was obtained in 0.10 mol,L^-1 pH 7.0 phosphate buffer solution （PBS）, indicating that the Nafion-RTIL-MWNTs film showed an obvious promotion for the direct electron transfer between Hb and the underlying electrode. The immobilized Hb exhibited an excellent electrocatalytic activity towards the reduction of H2O2. The catalysis current was linear to H2O2 concentration in the range of 2.0× 10^-6 to 2.5× 10-4mol·L-1, with a detection limit of 8.0× 10-7 moloL-1 （S/N=3）. The apparent Michaelis-Menten constant （ Kapp ） was calculated to be 0.34 mmolo·L^-1 Moreover the modified electrode displayed a good stability and reproducibility. Based on the composite film, a third-generation reagentless biosensor could be constructed for the determination of H2O2.

Third generation biosensor based on myoglobin-TiO_2/MWCNTs modified glassy carbon electrode

TiO2 nanoparticles were homogeneously coated on multi-walled carbon nanotubes by hydrothermal deposition, this nanocomposite may be a promising material for myoglobin immobilization in view of its high biocompatibility and large surface. The glassy carbon electrode modified with Mb-TiO2/MWCNTs films exhibited a pair of weU defined, stable and nearly reversible cycle voltammetric peaks. The electron transfer between Mb and electrode surface, Ks of 3.08 s^-1, was greatly facilitated in the TiO2/ MWCNTs film. The electrocatalytic reductions of hydrogen peroxide were studied, the apparent Michaelis-Menten constant is calculated to be 83.10 μmol/L, which shows a large catalytic activity of Mb in the TiO2/MWCNTs film to H2O2.

碳纳米管纯化对Pt/CNTs催化甲醇电化学氧化活性的影响

探索了一种适用于 Pt/CNTs催化剂的纯化方法 .利用比表面积测定、 X射线衍射 ( XRD)、透射电子显微镜 ( TEM)和电化学等手段进行了表征 .研究结果表明 ,经该方法纯化的 CNTs作为载体制备的阳极催化剂表现出明显优于相应的混酸氧化法纯化的

杂多酸修饰碳纳米管载铂催化剂对甲醇的电催化

用滴涂法制备了杂多酸修饰多壁碳纳米管载铂催化剂(Pt/C N Ts-H PA),研究了它在硫酸中的电化学行为以及对甲醇的电催化氧化。实验结果表明,与Pt/C N Ts修饰电极相比,Pt/C N Ts-H PA修饰电极对甲醇电催化氧化速率明显增加,且对甲醇的催化氧化是扩散控制的电化学反应过程,该修饰电极具有良好的稳定性。

Synthesis and characterization of Cu-Pt/MWCNTs for use in electrocatalytic applications

Improving catalyst performance by studying the preparation parameters, material structures and analysis methods is important work for catalyst researchers. In this study, Cu-Pt nanocomposites with different metal ratios were synthesized on MWCNTs using a polyol method. The structures and morphologies of the nano hybrid catalysts were analyzed by XRD and TEM. The XRD results indicate that Pt and Cu formed a bimetallic solid solution. The average diameters of the Pt and Cu-Pt nanoparticles on MWCNTs were between 3-10 nm and 5-15 nm, respectively. The electrocatalytic behavior of methanol oxidation reactions was investigated by cyclic voltammery （CV）. Cu（20%）/[Pt/MWCNTs（1：4）], which contained an optimal degree of solid solution, enhanced the methanol oxidation to the greatest degree.