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Electrocatalysis of Formic Acid Oxidation

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Direct liquid fuel cells for portable electronic devices are plagued by poor efficiency due to high overpotentials and accumulation of intermediates on the electrocatalyst surface. Direct formic acid fuel cells have a potential to maintain low overpotentials if the electrocatalyst is tailored to promote the direct electrooxidation pathway. Through the understanding of the structural and environmental impacts on preferential selection of the more active formic acid electrooxidation pathway, a higher performing and more stable electrocatalyst is sought. This chapter overviews the formic acid electrooxidation pathways, enhancement mechanisms, and fundamental electrochemical mechanistic studies.

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Rice, C.A., Wieckowski, A. (2013). Electrocatalysis of Formic Acid Oxidation. In: Shao, M. (eds) Electrocatalysis in Fuel Cells. Lecture Notes in Energy, vol 9. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4911-8_3

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