Type of support materials used for synthesis of electrocatalyst have found to affect the performance of electrocatalyst significantly for ethanol electrooxidation.
Till date, Vulcan XC-72 (R) is the most commonly used support material. However, it contains 30 % of micropores (less than 2 nm) of the total area, which may not be accessible by the reactants and, thus electrocatalyst nanoparticles deposited remain unutilized. So, researchers are motivated in the search of other carbonaceous and non-carbonaceous support materials.
So, suggest the best support material for synthesis of electrocatalysts for application in direct ethanol fuel cells (DEFCs).
Have you tried Black Pearls (BP-2000)or Ketjen Black instead?
Please check Page 8 here:
https://books.google.de/books?id=fSGbDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA11&lpg=PA11&dq=Black+Pearls+BP-2000&source=bl&ots=bq4szxFsB_&sig=ACfU3U2a6JkBfxhubVB9W4Up8YpJsVkoUw&hl=de&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiAztjL4qzlAhW0wAIHHRgjAbIQ6AEwBnoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=Black%20Pearls%20BP-2000&f=false
Dear Sir,
Recently, we have used functionalized acetylene black as support material for synthesis of Pt-based electrocatalysts for application in DEFCs. Thank you in advance, for your valuable suggestions.
Thanking You.........,
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