Platinum Monolayer Electrocatalysts

✍ Scribed by Radoslav Adzic, Nebojsa Marinkovic

• Publisher: Springer International Publishing;Springer
• Year: 2020
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 174
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book describes a science and technology of a new type of electrocatalysts consisting of a single atomic layer of platinum on suitable supports. This development helped overcome three major obstacles—catalysts‘ cost, activity, and stability—for a broad range of fuel cell applications.

The volume begins with a short introduction to the science of electrocatalysis, covering four reactions important for energy conversion in fuel cells. A description follows of the properties of metal monolayers on electrode surfaces, and underpotential deposition of metals. The authors then describe the concept of Pt monolayer electrocatalysts and its implications and their synthesis by galvanic displacement of less-noble metal monolayers and other methods. The main part of the book presents a discussion of catalysts’ characterization and catalytic properties of Pt monolayers for the four main reactions of electrochemical energy conversion: oxygen reduction and oxidation of hydrogen, methanol and ethanol. The book concludes with a treatment of scale-up syntheses, fuel cell tests, catalysts’ stability and application prospects.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter ....Pages i-xii
Short Introduction to the Science of Electrocatalysis (Radoslav Adzic, Nebojsa Marinkovic)....Pages 1-14
Electrocatalytic Reactions (Radoslav Adzic, Nebojsa Marinkovic)....Pages 15-18
Electrochemical Energy Conversion in Fuel Cells (Radoslav Adzic, Nebojsa Marinkovic)....Pages 19-25
Studies of Electrocatalytic Reactions (Radoslav Adzic, Nebojsa Marinkovic)....Pages 27-33
Important Electrosorption Reactions (Radoslav Adzic, Nebojsa Marinkovic)....Pages 35-55
Important Electrocatalytic Reactions (Radoslav Adzic, Nebojsa Marinkovic)....Pages 57-82
Platinum Monolayer Electrocatalysts (Radoslav Adzic, Nebojsa Marinkovic)....Pages 83-100
Catalytic Properties of Pt Monolayer Electrocatalysts (Radoslav Adzic, Nebojsa Marinkovic)....Pages 101-152
Performance Stability and Scale-Up Syntheses of Pt Monolayer Electrocatalysts (Radoslav Adzic, Nebojsa Marinkovic)....Pages 153-155
Palladium Monolayer Electrocatalysts (Radoslav Adzic, Nebojsa Marinkovic)....Pages 157-160
Prospects for Platinum and Platinum Group Metal Monolayer Electrocatalysts (Radoslav Adzic, Nebojsa Marinkovic)....Pages 161-162
Back Matter ....Pages 163-167

✦ Subjects

Chemistry; Catalysis; Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering; Materials Engineering; Power Electronics, Electrical Machines and Networks; Fossil Fuels (incl. Carbon Capture)