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Carbon black modified with silver and low concentration of palladium as effective catalysts for electroreduction of oxygen in alkaline solutions

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The properties of catalysts for the electrochemical reduction of oxygen synthesized using Vulcan XC-72 carbon black, modified with silver and palladium using the borohydride method, were studied. The palladium content was in the range from 1 to 4% by the mass. The catalytic properties of the following catalyst samples were studied: Ag(10%)/C, Pd(4%)–Ag(10%)/C, Pd(2%)–Ag(10%)/C and Pd (1%)–Ag(10%)/C. Their electrocatalytic activity in the oxygen reduction reaction was studied by linear voltammetry using a rotating disk electrode (RDE) in a 0.1 M KOH solution air-saturated. The main kinetic parameters of the reaction (limiting currents, number of electrons) were calculated using the Koutecky-Levich equation, also the effect of the palladium concentration on the catalyst activity is shown. The presence of active sites on the catalyst surface was estimated by cyclic voltammetry in a de-aerated 0.1 M KOH solution. A synergistic effect of palladium and silver has been observed for the Pd(2%)–Ag(10%)/C catalyst, which enhances the efficiency of the oxygen reduction process.

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  1. Institute of Natural Sciences, Samara University, Samara, Russia

    R. V. Shafigulin, E. O. Tokranova & A. V. Bulanova

  2. Samara Branch of P N Lebedev Physical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia

    P. V. Kazakevich

  3. Samara State Technical University, Samara, Russia

    S. V. Vostrikov & E. A. Martynenko

  4. Institute of Modern Catalysis, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, People’s Republic of China

    Hong Zhu

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Shafigulin, R.V., Tokranova, E.O., Bulanova, A.V. et al. Carbon black modified with silver and low concentration of palladium as effective catalysts for electroreduction of oxygen in alkaline solutions. Reac Kinet Mech Cat 133, 455–465 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11144-021-01999-6

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