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Method for preparing highly dispersed Pt catalysts on mesoporous carbon support

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Two Pt catalysts supported on template-synthesized mesoporous carbons (MC) were prepared by the conventional wet-impregnation method (Pt-impreg/MC) and by the less commonly used colloidal deposition method (Pt-coll/MC) to examine the effect of preparation method on catalyst performance. The catalysts were characterized by transmission electron microscopy, field-emission electron microscopy, thermogravimetric analysis and X-ray diffraction. The electro-oxidation of methanol in acidic solutions for direct methanol fuel cells at room temperature was used as the test reaction. CO anodic stripping voltammetry and cyclic voltammetry both recorded enhanced performance for Pt-coll/MC relative to Pt-impreg/MC. The poorer application performance of Pt-impreg/MC can be attributed to the transport resistance in the mesopores, and to the entrapment of a sizable fraction (40%) of Pt nanoparticles in the mesopores which are not readily accessible to the reactants under the reaction conditions.

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The experimental work has been completed in the National University of Singapore and the authors acknowledge the research scholarship from the University.

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    Jianhuang Zeng, Jianjun Chen & Xiaohua Jiang

  2. Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore, 119260, Singapore

    Fabing Su, Jim Yang Lee & X. S. Zhao

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Zeng, J., Su, F., Lee, J.Y. et al. Method for preparing highly dispersed Pt catalysts on mesoporous carbon support. J Mater Sci 42, 7191–7197 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-007-1571-4

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