Fashedemi, OOOzoemena, KI2015-08-192015-08-192014-05Fashedemi, O.O and Ozoemena, K.I. 2014. Comparative electrocatalytic oxidation of ethanol, ethylene glycol and glycerol in alkaline medium at Pd-decorated FeCo@Fe/C core-shell nanocatalysts. Electrochimica Acta, vol. 128, pp 279-2860013-4686http://ac.els-cdn.com/S001346861302166X/1-s2.0-S001346861302166X-main.pdf?_tid=296c04b6-44c0-11e5-896d-00000aab0f26&acdnat=1439802962_54fe7cae4b212f64519ad1242a8e6e04http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8058Copyright: 2015 Elsevier. Due to copyright restrictions, the attached PDF file only contains the abstract of the full text item. For access to the full text item, please consult the publisher's website. The definitive version of the work is published in Electrochimica Acta, vol. 128, pp 279-286Electrocatalytic oxidation of alcohols in alkaline solutions is critical for the development of direct alkaline alcohol fuel cells (DAAFCs). This work investigated alcohol oxidation reaction (AOR) at a novel palladium-based core-shell nano catalyst (FeCo@Fe@Pd/C) obtained by the microwave-induced top-down nanostructuring and decoration (MITNAD) synthetic strategy. The electrocatalytic properties of the FeCo@Fe@Pd/C towards the oxidation of ethanol (EtOH), ethylene glycol (EG) and glycerol (Gly) were explored, and compared with those of the Pd/C alone. FeCo@Fe@Pd/C exhibited a remarkable performance in all three alcohols but its best electrocatalytic activity was found in the oxidation of EG where the electrocatalytic rate constant (K(subcat)) was about 2 times faster than seen in Gly and ˜ 4 times faster than in EtOH. The excellent performance towards EG was further corroborated by the low resistance to charge transport. Detailed comparison with literature reports shows that the FeCo@Fe@Pd/C is a potentially viable nanocatalyst for use in DAAFC.enPalladium-based core-shell nanocatalystElectrocatalysisEthanol oxidationThylene glycol oxidationGlycerol oxidationArticleFashedemi, O., & Ozoemena, K. (2014). Comparative electrocatalytic oxidation of ethanol, ethylene glycol and glycerol in alkaline medium at Pd-decorated FeCo@Fe/C core-shell nanocatalysts. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8058Fashedemi, OO, and KI Ozoemena "Comparative electrocatalytic oxidation of ethanol, ethylene glycol and glycerol in alkaline medium at Pd-decorated FeCo@Fe/C core-shell nanocatalysts." (2014) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8058Fashedemi O, Ozoemena K. Comparative electrocatalytic oxidation of ethanol, ethylene glycol and glycerol in alkaline medium at Pd-decorated FeCo@Fe/C core-shell nanocatalysts. 2014; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8058.TY - Article AU - Fashedemi, OO AU - Ozoemena, KI AB - Electrocatalytic oxidation of alcohols in alkaline solutions is critical for the development of direct alkaline alcohol fuel cells (DAAFCs). This work investigated alcohol oxidation reaction (AOR) at a novel palladium-based core-shell nano catalyst (FeCo@Fe@Pd/C) obtained by the microwave-induced top-down nanostructuring and decoration (MITNAD) synthetic strategy. The electrocatalytic properties of the FeCo@Fe@Pd/C towards the oxidation of ethanol (EtOH), ethylene glycol (EG) and glycerol (Gly) were explored, and compared with those of the Pd/C alone. FeCo@Fe@Pd/C exhibited a remarkable performance in all three alcohols but its best electrocatalytic activity was found in the oxidation of EG where the electrocatalytic rate constant (K(subcat)) was about 2 times faster than seen in Gly and ˜ 4 times faster than in EtOH. The excellent performance towards EG was further corroborated by the low resistance to charge transport. Detailed comparison with literature reports shows that the FeCo@Fe@Pd/C is a potentially viable nanocatalyst for use in DAAFC. DA - 2014-05 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Palladium-based core-shell nanocatalyst KW - Electrocatalysis KW - Ethanol oxidation KW - Thylene glycol oxidation KW - Glycerol oxidation LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2014 SM - 0013-4686 T1 - Comparative electrocatalytic oxidation of ethanol, ethylene glycol and glycerol in alkaline medium at Pd-decorated FeCo@Fe/C core-shell nanocatalysts TI - Comparative electrocatalytic oxidation of ethanol, ethylene glycol and glycerol in alkaline medium at Pd-decorated FeCo@Fe/C core-shell nanocatalysts UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8058 ER -