Advanced Electrocatalysts for Low-Temperature Fuel Cells / / edited by Francisco Javier Rodríguez-Varela, Teko W. Napporn

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910298575403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018
• ISBN: 3-319-99019-5
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2018.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xix, 302 pages)
• Disciplina: 621.312429
• Soggetti: Electrochemistry; Materials science; Force and energy; Renewable energy resources; Catalysis; Energy Materials; Renewable and Green Energy
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Chapter 1. Introduction. Low-Temperature Fuel cells -- Chapter 2. Recent advances on electrocatalysts for PEM and AEM Fuel Cells -- Chapter 3. Electro-catalysis of alternative liquid fuels for PEM Direct Oxidation Fuel Cells -- Chapter 4. Overview of Direct Liquid Oxidation Fuel Cells and its Application as Micro-Fuel Cells -- Chapter 5. Application of novel carbonaceous materials as support for Fuel Cell electrocatalysts -- Chapter 6. Progress on the functionalization of carbon nanostructures for fuel cell electrocatalysts -- Chapter 7. Non-noble metal electrocatalysts for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction in fuel cells.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book introduces the reader to the state of the art in nanostructured anode and cathode electrocatalysts for low-temperature acid and alkaline fuel cells. It explores the electrocatalysis of anode (oxidation of organic molecules) and cathode (oxygen reduction) reactions. It also offers insights into metal-carbon interactions, correlating them with the catalytic activity of the ; electrochemical reactions. The book explores the electrocatalytic behaviour of materials based on noble metals and their alloys, as well as metal-metal oxides and metal-free nanostructures. It also discusses the surface and structural modification of carbon supports to enhance the catalytic activity of electrocatalysts for fuel-cell reactions.