Microwave Assisted Reduction of Pt-Catalyst by N-Phenyl-p-Phenylenediamine for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells
The presence of N-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine (PPDA: a dimer of aniline) during microwave (MW) irradiation can significantly improve Pt-loading on the XC72 carbon matrix as a catalyst support of proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). PPDA is converted to an emeraldine base state during MW-assis...
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doaj-6e454768e4cf483583eac168fd02bd972020-11-24T23:49:39ZengMDPI AGPolymers2073-43602017-03-019310410.3390/polym9030104polym9030104Microwave Assisted Reduction of Pt-Catalyst by N-Phenyl-p-Phenylenediamine for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel CellsMing-Jer Tsai0Tar-Hwa Hsieh1Yen-Zen Wang2Ko-Shan Ho3Chia-Yun Chang4Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences, 415, Chien-Kuo Road, Kaohsiung 80782, TaiwanDepartment of Chemical and Materials Engineering, National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences, 415, Chien-Kuo Road, Kaohsiung 80782, TaiwanDepartment of Chemical and Materials Engineering, National Yun-Lin University of Science and Technology, Yun-Lin 64002, TaiwanDepartment of Chemical and Materials Engineering, National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences, 415, Chien-Kuo Road, Kaohsiung 80782, TaiwanDepartment of Chemical and Materials Engineering, National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences, 415, Chien-Kuo Road, Kaohsiung 80782, TaiwanThe presence of N-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine (PPDA: a dimer of aniline) during microwave (MW) irradiation can significantly improve Pt-loading on the XC72 carbon matrix as a catalyst support of proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). PPDA is converted to an emeraldine base state during MW-assisted redox reaction, which is characterized by both FTIR and Raman spectra. The increased degree of conjugation from the formation of quinone-state of PPDA is confirmed by UV-VIS spectra. TEM micrographs and residue weights obtained from the TGA thermograms illustrate the particle size and Pt-loading percent of Pt nanoparticles (NPs) after MW irradiation, respectively. X-ray diffraction patterns indicate Pt NPs are successfully loaded on XC72 by MW irradiation corresponding to hydrothermal method. The single cell performance demonstrates an increasing power and maximum current density when Pt-catalyst of membrane exchanged assembly (MEA) is prepared by MW-assisted reduction in the presence of PPDA.http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/9/3/104N-phenyl-p-phenylenediamineaniline dimermicrowavePt-catalystfuel cell |
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Microwave Assisted Reduction of Pt-Catalyst by N-Phenyl-p-Phenylenediamine for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells |
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Microwave Assisted Reduction of Pt-Catalyst by N-Phenyl-p-Phenylenediamine for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells |
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Microwave Assisted Reduction of Pt-Catalyst by N-Phenyl-p-Phenylenediamine for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells |
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Microwave Assisted Reduction of Pt-Catalyst by N-Phenyl-p-Phenylenediamine for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells |
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Microwave Assisted Reduction of Pt-Catalyst by N-Phenyl-p-Phenylenediamine for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells |
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microwave assisted reduction of pt-catalyst by n-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine for proton exchange membrane fuel cells |
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The presence of N-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine (PPDA: a dimer of aniline) during microwave (MW) irradiation can significantly improve Pt-loading on the XC72 carbon matrix as a catalyst support of proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). PPDA is converted to an emeraldine base state during MW-assisted redox reaction, which is characterized by both FTIR and Raman spectra. The increased degree of conjugation from the formation of quinone-state of PPDA is confirmed by UV-VIS spectra. TEM micrographs and residue weights obtained from the TGA thermograms illustrate the particle size and Pt-loading percent of Pt nanoparticles (NPs) after MW irradiation, respectively. X-ray diffraction patterns indicate Pt NPs are successfully loaded on XC72 by MW irradiation corresponding to hydrothermal method. The single cell performance demonstrates an increasing power and maximum current density when Pt-catalyst of membrane exchanged assembly (MEA) is prepared by MW-assisted reduction in the presence of PPDA. |
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N-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine aniline dimer microwave Pt-catalyst fuel cell |
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