Optimization of electrocatalyst performance of platinum–ruthenium induced with MXene by response surface methodology for clean energy application

Abdullah, N. and Saidur, R. and Zainoodin, A.M. and Aslfattahi, N. (2020) Optimization of electrocatalyst performance of platinum–ruthenium induced with MXene by response surface methodology for clean energy application. Journal of Cleaner Production, 277: 123395. ISSN 0959-6526

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Abstract

Fuel cell produces clean sources of energy and yielding can be improved using emerging material (MXene) in electrocatalysis performance in a fuel cell system. However, MXene in electrocatalysis area for fuel cell is not discovered yet. Therefore, the aim of this study is to enhance the direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) electrocatalyst performance using combination of bimetallic PtRu and MXene. Optimization is carried out using response surface methodology (RSM). Composition of MXene, Nafion content and methanol concentration are used as factors (input) and current density is used as a response (output) for the optimization analysis. A cyclic voltammetry (CV) is used to measure the current density. RSM generates optimum factors with MXene composition 78.90 wt%, Nafion content 19.71 wt% and methanol concentration of 2.82M. The optimum response is predicted to be 186.59mA/mgPtRu. The validation test is carried out and the result shows that the average current density is 187.05mA/mgPtRu. PtRu/MXene electrocatalyst produces 2.34 times higher current density compared to PtRu/C commercial electrocatalyst. This indicates that MXene has high potential as a nanocatalyst for cleaner energy production through the fuel cell.

Item Type:

Journal Article

Journal or Publication Title:

Journal of Cleaner Production

Additional Information:

This is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Journal of Cleaner Production. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Journal of Cleaner Production, 277, 2020 DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.123395

Uncontrolled Keywords:

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Subjects:

?? anodic electrocatalystcurrent densitymethanol oxidationmxeneresponse surface methodologybinary alloyscyclic voltammetryelectrocatalysiselectrocatalystsmethanolmethanol fuelsnanocatalystsplatinumplatinum alloysrutheniumruthenium alloyssurface propertiesave ??

Departments:

Faculty of Science and Technology > Engineering

ID Code:

148453

Deposited By:

ep_importer_pure

Deposited On:

23 Oct 2020 08:55

Refereed?:

Yes

Published?:

Published