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Carbon Composite Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reactions

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There is a growing interest for the development of various kind of catalysts to overcome the sluggish kinetics reaction of ORR at the cathode. Therefore, a lot of research have been done to search for promising catalysts that can speed up the ORR kinetics, hence enhance the performance. Carbon-based materials such as carbon black, carbon nanotube, and graphene derivatives hold the greatest promise as potentially ideal alternatives for ORR electrocatalyst owing to their abundance, low-cost, high surface area, and outstanding electronic conductivity. This chapter mainly focuses on research interest and activity on carbon composite catalysts for ORR, including hybridization with platinum group metal (PGM) and non-PGM. The role of carbon-based materials as support in the composite has also been discussed. Additionally, heteroatom-doping carbon composite catalyst was highlighted with an aim to enhance the catalytic performance by altering the electronic properties of carbon. To assist readers, we first provide an overview of the following background information of ORR, the reaction pathway, and the role of electrocatalyst in ORR, respectively.

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    Haslinda Mohd Sidek & Yun Hin Taufiq-Yap

  2. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

    Haslinda Mohd Sidek & Yun Hin Taufiq-Yap

  3. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600, UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia

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Sidek, H.M., Asikin-Mijan, N., Shamsuddin, M.R., Taufiq-Yap, Y.H. (2022). Carbon Composite Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reactions. In: Jawaid, M., Khan, A. (eds) Carbon Composite Catalysts. Composites Science and Technology . Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-1750-9_4

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