Author:Maxakato, NW; Mamuru, SA; Ozoemena, KIDate:Feb 2011Electrocatalytic reduction of molecular oxygen in alkaline solution using a novel ruthenium tetrakis(diaquaplatinum) octacarboxyphthalocyanine (RuOCPcPt) electrocatalyst supported on multi-walled carbon nanotube electrode has been described. ...Read more
Author:Modibedi, Remegia M; Louw, E; Mathe, Mahlanyane K; Ozoemena, KDate:Mar 2013Fuel cells continue to be investigated as alternative energy source because of the high energy demand worldwide. The electrocatalytic reduction of oxygen is of great importance in fuel cells and sensors. Noble metals have proved to be the ...Read more
Author:Emeji, I; Ama, Monday O; Osifo, P; Ray, Suprakash S; García-Rodríguez, O; Lefebvre, ODate:Aug 2019This study describes how carbon-cloth (CC) electrode was demonstrated to have good electrical conductivity using linear sweep voltammetry (LSV). Its electrocatalytic activity was evaluated toward the generation of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) via ...Read more
Author:Modibedi, Remegia M; Mathe, Mahlanyane K; Motsoeneng, RG; Khotseng, LE; Ozoemena, KIDate:May 2014Direct alcohol fuel cells (DAFCs) continue to extensive attention as potential power sources for portable and stationary applications. The oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) involving the four electron transfer remains a challenge for DAFCs due ...Read more
Author:Modibedi, Remegia MDate:Mar 2013Fuel cells continue to be investigated as alternative energy source because of the high energy demand worldwide. Research activities worldwide are focussed on improving the performance of the catalysts, support material, membrane, MEA ...Read more
Author:Modibedi, Remegia MDate:Jul 2013Fuel cells continue to be investigated as alternative energy source because of the high energy demand worldwide. Research activities worldwide are focussed on improving the performance of the catalysts, support material, membrane, MEA ...Read more
Author:Luo, J; Tang, H; Tian, X; Liao, S; Ren, Jianwei; Zhao, W; Qiao, XDate:Aug 2019In this work, a glucose-derived carbon supported CrN composite is prepared by using a hydrothermal method and followed by a nitridating process. It is found that CrN nanoparticles in the composite are well-dispersed and separated by the carbon ...Read more
Author:Mamuru, SA; Ozoemena, KIDate:May 2010Electron transfer and oxygen reduction dynamics at nanostructured iron(II) phthalocyanine/multi-walled carbon nanotubes composite supported on an edge plane pyrolytic graphite electrode (EPPGE-MWCNT-nanoFePc) platform have been reported. All ...Read more
Author:Matseke, Mphoma, S; Zheng, Haitao; Mathe, Mkhulu K; Carleschi, E; Doyle, BDate:Dec 2021Recently, several researchers have found that the manganese ferrite (MnFe2O4) nanoparticle can be a promising candidate for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). However, the MnFe2O4 nanoparticles still face challenges on their ORR activity ...Read more
Author:Zheng, Haitao; Shi, Xuan; Jiang, S; Han, X; Wen, LDate:Nov 2023The purpose of the work is to study the thermal behavior of MnO2 (a, ß, ) nanomaterials as well as their performance in oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) before/after thermal treatment. After thermal treatment, oxygen vacancies were introduced ...Read more
Author:Mamuru, SA; Ozoemena, KIDate:Nov 2010Oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in alkaline medium at iron (II) tetrakis (diaquaplatinum) octacarboxyphthalocyanine (PtFeOCPc) catalyst supported on multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) has been described. The ORR followed the direct ...Read more
Author:Shi, X; Ahmad, S; Perez-Salcedo, K; Escobar, B; Zheng, Haitao; Kannan, AMDate:Jan 2019Oxygen can only be reduced at the quadruple phase boundary (catalyst, carbon support, ionomer and oxygen) of the cathode catalyst layer with non-conducting electrocatalyst. To maximize the quadruple phase boundary sites is crucial to increase ...Read more
Author:Matseke, Mphoma SDate:Aug 2019This presentation discusses the Ni-doped CoFe2O4/C nanoparticles as efficient catalysts for ORR in alkaline media.Read more
Author:Masa, J; Ozoemena, K; Schuhmann, W; Zagal, JHDate:Aug 2012In this review, we describe and discuss the developments in the use of metalloporphyrins and metallophthalocyanines as catalysts for oxygen reduction in aqueous electrolytes. The main goal of most researchers in this field has been to design ...Read more
Author:Modibedi, Remegia M; Ozoemena, KI; Mathe, Mahlanyane KDate:2013Direct alcohol alkaline fuel cells (DAAFCs) are potential power sources for a variety of portable applications as they provide unique advantages over hydrogen-based fuel cell devices. Alcohols (such as methanol, ethanol, ethylene glycol, and ...Read more
Author:Mabena, LF; Modibedi, Remegia M; Ray, Suprakas S; Coville, NJDate:Jul 2012The oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) at the cathode of fuel cells plays an important role in controlling the performance of a fuel cell but the poor kinetics of the ORR hinders this performance. Currently platinum-based metals are the best ...Read more
Author:Mamuru, SA; Ozoemena, KI; Fukuda, T; Kobayashi, N; Nyokong, TDate:Sep 2010Heterogeneous electron transfer dynamics and oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) activities using octabutylsulphonylphthalocyanine complexes of iron (FeOBSPc) and cobalt (CoOBSPc) supported on multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) platforms have ...Read more