Electrocatalysis

, Volume 9, Issue 3, pp 314–322 | Cite as

The Contribution of Carbon Supports on the Activity of Pt for Glycerol Electrooxidation: the Importance of Investigating the Derivative Voltammogram and Arrhenius Plots

  • Brenda D. Ferreira
  • Leticia M. Alencar
  • Gabriel C. da Silva
  • Gilberto Maia
  • Cauê A. Martins
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Abstract

Glycerol electrooxidation was evaluated on Pt electrodeposited over carbon Vulcan (CV), multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), graphene oxide nanoribbons (GONRs), and graphene nanoribbons (GNRs). Different masses of Pt were deposited under the same conditions, producing different surface areas of Pt. The presence of GNRs slightly enhanced the specific activity of the catalyst. By investigating the derivative voltammetry of glycerol, we found that the supports did not shift the onset potential towards lower values. Moreover, we found that the apparent activation energy did not vary by changing the carbon support. In this sense, we rationalized the slight improvement in specific activity of Pt deposited on GNRs as a consequence of the frequency of collision factor due to the availability of Pt over the longitudinal flat surface of nanoribbons, as shown by the high active surface area/mass of electrodeposited Pt ratio.

Keywords

Anodes Carbon supports Graphene nanoribbons Onset potential Activation energy 
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Acknowledgments

The authors acknowledge financial assistance from CNPq (Grant # 454516/2014-2), FUNDECT (Grants # 026/2015 and #099/2016), CAPES, and FINEP.

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Brenda D. Ferreira
    • 1
  • Leticia M. Alencar
    • 1
  • Gabriel C. da Silva
    • 2
  • Gilberto Maia
    • 3
  • Cauê A. Martins
    • 1
  1. 1.Faculty of Exact Science and TechnologyFederal University of Grande DouradosDouradosBrazil
  2. 2.Instituto de Química de São CarlosUniversidade de São Paulo, IQSC-USP, C.P. 780São CarlosBrazil
  3. 3.Institute of ChemistryFederal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, C.P. 549Campo GrandeBrazil

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