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1195 results about "Oxygen reduction reaction" patented technology

Abstract Oxygen (O 2) is the most abundant element in the Earth’s crust. The oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is also the most important reaction in life processes such as biological respiration, and in energy converting systems such as fuel cells.

Implantable biofuel cell system based on nanostructures

A bio-implantable electrochemical cell system for active implantable medical devices. In one embodiment, the fuel cell includes an electrode structure consisting of immobilized anode and cathode enzymes deposited on nanostructured high-surface-area metal nanowires or carbon nanotube electrodes. The anode enzyme comprises immobilized glucose oxidase and the cathode enzyme comprises immobilized laccase. Glucose is oxidized at the surface of the anode and oxygen is reduced at the surface of the cathode. The coupled glucose oxidation-oxygen reduction reactions provide a self-generating current source. In another embodiment, the nanowires or carbon nanotubes, along with the adjacent surface anode and cathode electrodes, are coated with immobilized glucose oxidase and immobilized laccase containing biocolloidal substrates, respectively. This results in the precise construction of an enzyme architecture with control at the molecular level, while increasing the reactive surface area and corresponding output power by at least two orders of magnitude.
Owner:NANOSOLUTIONS

Core-shell synthesis of carbon-supported alloy nanoparticle catalysts

There is provided a method of preparing carbon supported, ternary alloy composition core-shell PtVFe nanoparticles for use as fuel cell electrocatalysts. These catalysts have been found particularly useful for oxygen reduction reactions. The alloy nanoparticles can be assembled on carbon supports which then may undergo subsequent activation and / or calcination treatments. The method, combined with new synthetic feed and processing conditions, provides core-shell PtVFe alloy nanoparticles of 1–3 nm size. The catalyst-produced high monodispersity, controlled composition are highly dispersed, and have a uniform distribution. Finally, the correlation of the preparation and treatment parameters to the ORR catalytic activities of the prepared nanoparticles is described. The catalysts exhibit ORR in the range of 2 to 4 times more than a standard Pt / carbon catalyst.
Owner:HONDA MOTOR CO LTD +1

Releasable corrosion inhibitor compositions

InactiveUS6933046B1Without degrading physical property and performance of coatingReduce impactMaterial nanotechnologyPigmenting treatmentCarboxylic acidMetal
A new class of releasable corrosion inhibiting materials for protective coatings, methods of making the same, methods of using the same, and coatings containing the same are provided. The materials comprise one or more corrosion inhibitors that are chemically anchored to the surface of a particle having an aluminum oxyhydroxide surface through a carboxylate bond. The carboxylate / aluminum-oxyhydroxide-surface bond breaks under corrosion-causing conditions (for example the presence of high levels of hydroxide ions generated by the cathodic oxygen reduction reaction on metals such as iron and aluminum) thereby allowing the corrosion inhibitors to detach from the particle surface when corrosion is present.
Owner:TDA RES

Preparation method of nitrogen-doped porous-structure carbon material

The invention discloses a preparation method of a nitrogen-doped porous-structure carbon material and belongs to the technical field of inorganic material preparation. The preparation method utilizes a micromolecular carbon-containing compound as a raw material and comprises the following steps of based on the weight of the raw material, adding 0-400wt% of an inorganic base, 0-400wt% of an organic nitrogen-containing compound and 0-50wt% of a metal or metal oxide or inorganic metal salt into the raw material, carrying out uniform dispersion, and carrying out a reaction process in an inert gas protective atmosphere at a temperature of 400-900 DEG C for 0.5-12h so that the nitrogen-doped porous-structure carbon material having micropores, mesopores and macropores is obtained. The preparation method has simple processes, can be controlled easily, and realizes one-step combination of porous structure, functionalization nitrogen doping and metal particle modification. The nitrogen-doped porous-structure carbon material having high nitrogen content has a large capacitance value and good cycle performances, can be used as an oxygen reduction reaction catalyst having high activity, high selectivity and high stability and has a very large application prospect.
Owner:BEIJING UNIV OF CHEM TECH

Preparation method for carbon nanofiber containing transition metal and nitrogen element and application of carbon nanofiber in fuel-cell catalysts

The invention discloses a preparation method for a carbon nanofiber containing transition metal and a nitrogen element and application of the carbon nanofiber in fuel-cell catalysts, belonging to the technical field of carbon nanofibers and the fuel-cell catalysts. The preparation method comprises the following steps of: dissolving at least one transition metal salt and at least one nitrogenous polymer into a solvent to form a precursor solution; carrying out electrostatic spinning on the precursor solution to obtain an organic nanofiber; and heating to carbonize the organic nanofiber in a basic inert atmosphere to obtain the carbon nanofiber containing the transition metal and the nitrogen element. A nanofiber self-supporting membrane is directly used as a fuel cell electrode after dipped in the solution, or the carbon nanofiber is coated on the electrode to be used as a fuel cell catalysis electrode after formed into powder and then mixed with the solution. The method is simple and is easy to operate; and the prepared carbon nanofiber containing the transition metal and the nitrogen element performs good catalytic activity on oxygen reduction reaction.
Owner:TSINGHUA UNIV

Method for preparing three-dimensional graphene-carbon nitrogen nanotube composite

The invention discloses a simple method of using foam nickel as a substrate to prepare a three-dimensional graphene-carbon nitrogen nanotube composite. Effective composite of three-dimensional graphene and carbon nanotubes is realized by directly growing the carbon nanotubes on the surface of the three-dimensional graphene by means of the two-step chemical vapor deposition technique, and functionalization of a carbon-based three-dimensional structure is realized by introducing nitrogen-doped atoms into the carbon nanotubes. Compared with other methods for preparing the three-dimensional graphene-carbon nitrogen nanotube composite, the method has the advantages of simplicity in preparation process, low cost, high product conductivity, large specific surface area and the like. The three-dimensional graphene-carbon nitrogen nanotube composite obtained by the method has excellent performances in terms of catalysis oxygen reduction reaction, electrochemical capacitors, electrochemical biological sensing, super-hydrophobic oleophylic foams and the like, and has high potential application values in terms of ionic cells, drug transmission, microreactors and the like.
Owner:NANJING UNIV OF POSTS & TELECOMM

Novel catalyst for oxygen reduction reaction in fuel cells

A method for making a carbon-metal-nitrogen oxygen reducing cathode catalyst, the method comprising mixing a carbon source with a transition metal precursor to form a metal precursor loaded carbon substrate; adding a nitrogen precursor compound to the metal precursor loaded carbon substrate to form a carbon-metal-nitrogen precursor; and pyrolyzing the carbon-metal-nitrogen precursor in a closed vessel, thereby forming an oxygen reducing cathode catalyst. The carbon-metal-nitrogen catalyst requires no precious metal such as Pt, and also provides benefits such as controlled deposition of catalytically active nitrogenous compounds that can increase the catalytic activity of the catalyst when compared to gaseous deposition of nitrogen to the surface of the carbon support.
Owner:BOARD OF TRUSTEES OPERATING MICHIGAN STATE UNIV

Fe, Ni and N three-doped carbon nanotube coated type FeNi@NCNT catalyst as well as preparation method and application thereof

The invention discloses a Fe, Ni and N three-doped carbon nanotube coated type FeNi@NCNT catalyst as well as a preparation method and application thereof, and belongs to the fields of energy materialsand electrochemistry. The catalyst is prepared by using dicyandiamide as a C source and N source and ammonium ferric citrate and NiCl2.6H2O as metal sources, adopting one pot method and performing pyrolysis in two steps; and a plurality of Fe and Ni metal particles in the catalyst are uniformly wrapped in walls of ''bamboo-like'' N-doped carbon nanotubes, and a small number of the particles are distributed at the tip ends of the carbon nanotubes. Compared with a common metal alloy oxygen reduction reaction and oxygen evolution reaction bifunctional catalyst, the catalyst disclosed by the invention exhibits good oxygen evolution reaction activity and stability under alkaline conditions; the preparation method is simple, and raw materials used in the method have low costs and wide sources;and the catalyst can be widely used in the fields of proton exchange membrane fuel cells, electrolyzed water, metal-air batteries and the like, and has higher practical value.
Owner:DALIAN UNIV OF TECH

Method for preparing carbon nanofiber based non-noble-metal catalyst through oxidation improved electrostatic spinning

The invention discloses a method for preparing a carbon nanofiber-based non-noble-metal catalyst through oxidation improved electrostatic spinning in the technical field of carbon nanofibers and fuel cell catalysts. The method disclosed by the invention comprises the following steps: dissolving at least one transition metal salt and polyacrylonitrile in a solvent to form a precursor solution; carrying out electrostatic spinning on the precursor solution under certain parameter conditions to obtain iron-containing polyacrylonitrile nanofibers; and heat treating the iron-containing polyacrylonitrile nanofibers in an atmosphere containing a small amount of oxidizing gas to obtain carbon nanofibers containing transition metal and nitrogen element and improved by the small amount of oxidizing gas. According to the method, the cost of the raw materials is low, the operation is convenient and controllable, the operation is easy, the surface structure of the catalyst can be regulated and controlled, and the prepared oxidation improved carbon nanofiber based non-noble-metal catalyst has good catalytic activity on oxygen reduction reaction. The whole preparation process can be combined with a traditional carbon fiber technique, and the method has a prospect that large scale and industrialization of the non-noble metal catalyst can be realized.
Owner:TSINGHUA UNIV

Method for preparing solid-state polymer zinc-air battery

This invention relates to a method for fabricating solid-state alkaline polymer Zn-air battery, which consists of a zinc-gel anode, an air cathode electrode, and alkaline polymer electrolyte. The formulation of said zinc gel anode is similar to that of alkaline Zn-MnO2 battery. The zinc gel anode contains a mixture of electrolytic dendritic zinc powders, KOH electrolyte, gelling agent and small amount of additives. The air cathode electrode is made by carbon gas diffusion electrode, which comprises two layers, namely gas diffusion layer and active layer. The active layer on the electrolyte side uses a high surface area carbon for oxygen reduction reaction and potassium permanganate and MnO2 as catalysts for oxygen reduction. The diffusion layer on the air side has high PTFE content to prevent KOH electrolyte from weeping or climbing. Due to adequate amount of fresh air and oxygen supply, the air cathode electrode can run continuously. Theoretically, the polymer zinc-air battery is an accumulator if the cell has sufficient zinc powder and electrolyte, and the air cathode plays the role of energy transfer.
Owner:MING CHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

Bi-functional oxygen catalyst for graphene/nickel iron type hydrotalcite as well as preparation method and application thereof

The invention relates to a non-metallic bi-functional oxygen catalyst for graphene / nickel iron type hydrotalcite as well as a preparation method and electric catalytic application thereof to oxygen evolution reaction and oxygen reduction reaction in an alkaline medium. The catalyst takes a micelle as a template, and under the hydrothermal and reducing conditions, the nickel iron type hydrotalcite is assembled onto graphene in sequence to form a spherical porous graphene oxide / nickel iron type hydrotalcite compound. The method comprises the following steps: dispersing graphene oxide and metal salt in the micelle, introducing an alkali source, synthesizing the graphene oxide / nickel iron type hydrotalcite compound under the hydrothermal conditions, and performing hydrazine hydrate reduction on an obtained product to obtain the catalyst. The catalyst prepared by the method has high oxygen evolution and oxygen reduction catalytic activity, good stability and excellent methanol tolerance under the alkaline conditions and is low in cost of raw materials used, simple in preparation method, easy to operate and convenient for large-scale production.
Owner:杭州新灵峰润滑油有限公司

Method for preparing nitrogen doping hollow carbon nanocages

The invention relates to a method for preparing nitrogen doping hollow carbon nanocages, which comprises the following steps that: (1) basic magnesium carbonate or magnesium carbonate is taken to be added into a reaction tube and is uniformly dispersed, then the reaction tube is placed in a tube furnace, air in the tube furnace is extracted, inert gases are filled into the tube furnace, under the condition of 10-500sccm of inert gases, the temperature of the tube furnace is increased to 650-1,100 DEG C, then the inert gas flow is guided into steam which contains carbon (C) and nitrogen (N), and after reacting for 5-240min, the temperature of the tube furnace is reduced to a room temperature; and (2) powder in the reaction tube is collected, put into hydrochloric acid or sulfuric acid solution to be soaked for 5-720min, filtered, cleaned by deionized water and dried, so a nitrogen doping hollow carbon nanocage is obtained. The nitrogen doping hollow carbon nanocage which is produced by the method has the advantages of high specific surface area, large pore volume, high mesoporous ratio, good graphitization degree and the like, and is a metal-free oxygen reduction reaction catalyst with excellent performance.
Owner:NANJING UNIV

Releasable corrosion inhibitor compositions

InactiveUS20050176851A1Reduce the impactWithout degrading physical property and performance of coatingPigmenting treatmentMaterial nanotechnologyMaterials scienceMetal
A new class of releasable corrosion inhibiting materials for protective coatings, methods of making the same, methods of using the same, and coatings containing the same are provided. The materials comprise one or more corrosion inhibitors that are chemically anchored to the surface of a particle having an aluminum oxyhydroxide surface through a carboxylate bond. The carboxylate / aluminum-oxyhydroxide-surface bond breaks under corrosion-causing conditions (for example the presence of high levels of hydroxide ions generated by the cathodic oxygen reduction reaction on metals such as iron and aluminum) thereby allowing the corrosion inhibitors to detach from the particle surface when corrosion is present.
Owner:TDA RES

N-doped porous carbon electrocatalyst and process for preparation thereof

The present invention relates to an efficient, non-metal, N-doped porous carbon electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction reaction and a process for the preparation of using g-C3N4 as a nitrogen precursor, metal organic frameworks (MOF) as a carbon template having high specific surface area, large number of active sites and large pore volume.
Owner:COUNCIL OF SCI & IND RES

Carbon catalyst, slurry containing the carbon catalyst, process for producing carbon catalyst, and fuel cell, storage device, and environmental catalyst each employing carbon catalyst

The present invention is made to provide a carbon catalyst capable of preventing the coarsening of particles of nanoshell structure of carbon which causes reduction in activity for oxygen reduction reaction. The carbon catalyst is produced by the steps of: preparing a carbon precursor polymer; mixing a transition metal or a compound of the transition metal into the carbon precursor polymer; spinning the mixture of the carbon precursor polymer and the transition metal or the compound of the transition metal into fibers; and carbonizing the fibers.
Owner:GUNMA UNIVERSITY +1

ZIF-8-derived hollow Fe/Cu-N-C type oxygen reduction catalyst and preparation method and application thereof

The invention discloses a ZIF-8-derived hollow Fe / Cu-N-C type oxygen reduction catalyst and a preparation method and application thereof. The preparation comprises (1) preparation of a precursor ZIF-8material; (2) preparation of a precursor Fe(OH)3-Cu(OH)2@ZIF-8 material of the catalyst; and (3) preparation of an oxygen reduction electrocatalyst of an iron / copper, nitrogen co-doped carbon material. The invention adopts ZIF-8 as a precursor, uses inexpensive CuCl2.2H2O and FeCl3.6H2O as metal sources, and adopts a high-temperature calcination method to prepare a Fe / Cu-N-C hollow structure catalyst having high catalytic activity for oxygen reduction reaction, which has comparable ORR performance in alkaline media to that of Pt-based catalysts, and has higher stability and methanol resistance. In addition, the invention has low raw material prices, rich sources and simple preparation processes, is conducive to large-scale production, and can be applied to fuel cells or metal air batteries.
Owner:SOUTHEAST UNIV

Biomass carbon catalyst and preparation method and application thereof

The invention discloses a biomass carbon catalyst and a preparation method and application thereof. The precursor of the catalyst comprises biomass and metal salts, wherein the biomass includes one or more of maize straw, corncob, rice straw, cotton straw, peanut straw, peanut shell, wheat hull, rice hull, wood, sawdust, bamboo wood and weed. Through controlling addition of metal salts in different amounts, adjusting impregnation concentration of the precursor and reaction ambient and carbonization and nitriding treatment temperatures, the biomass carbon catalyst with controllable and adjustable pore structure and specific surface area can be prepared. When used as a fuel battery cathode catalyst, the biomass carbon catalyst shows excellent oxygen reduction reaction activity and stability. The preparation process is simple in flow, short in period and free of environment, provides a novel high-value-added resource recycling way for waste biomass and has dual effects of biomass disposal and energy and power generation.
Owner:SHENYANG AGRI UNIV

CATALYTIC PLATINUM AND ITS 3d-TRANSITION-METAL ALLOY NANOPARTICLES

Platinum (Pt)-based alloys are effective catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) or fuel oxidation in proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). A wet-chemical approach for preparing monodisperse Pt3Ni, Pt3Co and Pt3Fe nanocubes and Pt3Ni nanoctahedra which are terminated with {100} and {111} facets, respectively, were developed. Such nanoscaled electrocatalysts supported on carbon black with controlled shape, e.g., octahedral configuration, is provided. ORR activity on the Pt3Ni nanoctahedra is ˜5.1 fold higher than that of nanocubes with a similar size, and their C-supported samples are highly active with respect to commercial Pt / C.
Owner:THE RES FOUND OF STATE UNIV OF NEW YORK

Nitrogen-doped carbon-supported monoatomic oxygen reduction catalyst and preparation method thereof

The invention relates to a nitrogen-doped carbon-supported monoatomic oxygen reduction catalyst and a preparation method thereof, and belongs to the technical field of electrocatalytic materials. Themethod is characterized in that a composite of a Zn-based bimetallic MOF and glucose is used as a precursor, the catalyst is obtained by high-temperature heat treatment and post-activation in ammoniagas, the monoatomic content is 2wt% to 4wt%, and the nitrogen doping amount is 4wt% to 15wt%. The addition of volatile Zn can increase the spatial distance of metal atomic nodes, the glucose can makea three-dimensional ZIF form a cross-linked structure, the structure and composition of a modulating material can improve the electrocatalytic activity, the nitrogen content can be further increased by post-activation treatment in the ammonia gas, and therefore, the electrochemical activity is improved. At the same time, the preparation method has the advantages of low cost, simple steps, mild conditions, good repeatability and easy mass production. The monoatomic catalyst exhibits good performance in an electrocatalytic oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) under an alkaline condition and has certain market application prospects.
Owner:DALIAN INST OF CHEM PHYSICS CHINESE ACAD OF SCI

Iron and nitrogen co-doped carbon-oxygen reduction catalyst, and preparation method and application thereof

The invention relates to an iron and nitrogen co-doped carbon-oxygen reduction catalyst, and a preparation method and application thereof. Fe / Zn bimetallic ZIF with elemental gradient distribution isprepared to prepare an iron and nitrogen co-doped carbon-oxygen reduction catalyst by pyrolysis and carbonization as a precursor, in order to improve the utilization rate of active sites, optimize thepore structure and further enhance the catalytic activity. The iron and nitrogen co-doped carbon-oxygen reduction catalyst prepared by the invention can efficiently catalyze the oxygen reduction reaction and exhibits better oxygen reduction catalytic activity and electrochemical stability than the commercial Pt / C catalyst. The preparation method is simple and controllable, has short cycle, abundant raw material reserves and low cost, and can realize large-scale production.
Owner:BEIJING UNIV OF CHEM TECH

Oxygen reduction non-noble metal catalyst and preparation method thereof

The invention which provides an oxygen reduction non-noble metal catalyst and a preparation method thereof belongs to the technical field of fuel cells. The nitrogen doped non-noble metal fuel cell catalyst having a graphite-like structure is formed by introducing nitrogen-containing monomers into layered inorganic compound interlayers and carrying out interlayer polymerization-pyrolysis. The active nitrogen loss is effectively reduced and the graphitization degree of the catalyst is effectively improved by utilizing an almost closed effect of the layered compound to improve the catalytic activity and the stability of the non-noble metal catalyst. The method of the invention has the advantages of simplicity and easy implement, and low production cost; and the catalyst prepared through the method has the advantages of good oxygen reduction catalytic activity and good stability, and can be applied to a fuel cell with a proton exchange membrane as an electrolyte. The fuel cell manufactured with the catalyst can be widely applied to electric automobiles, various spacecrafts, and portable electronic devices, such as cameras, notebook computers, electric toys and the like.
Owner:CHONGQING UNIV

Cathode material of mid-temperature solid-oxide fuel battery and uses thereof

The invention relates to a solid oxide fuel cell, in particular to medium temperature solid oxide fuel cell cathode material and application thereof. Being calculated by a weight percentage, the cathode material consists of 40-99 percent of perovskite-type composite oxides, 1-30 percent of CeO2 doped with rare earth oxides, and 0-59 percent of electrolyte material; the electrolyte material refers to ZrO2 stabilized by 5-20 mol percent of Y2O3 and / or ZrO2 stabilized by 5-20 mol percent of Sc2O3. The invention can change the structure of the active components of the cathode material, can improve the activity of the catalytic oxygen reduction reaction of the cathode material, can accelerate the dissociative adsorption of oxygen on the surface of the cathode material, the diffusion of oxygen species on the surface of the cathode material, the transmission process of the oxygen species in a three-phase bounded domain, charge transfer, and other electrochemical processes, and can increase the activity of the cathode of the solid oxide fuel cell.
Owner:DALIAN INST OF CHEM PHYSICS CHINESE ACAD OF SCI

Process for preparation of nanoporous graphene and graphene quantum dots

The present invention discloses a simple and easily scalable process for preparation of two potentially value added carbonaceous materials from graphene. The invention further discloses simultaneous preparation of graphene quantum dots (GQDs,) and porous graphene (pGr) from graphene. The invention further relates to nitrogen doped porous graphene having excellent activity towards electrochemical oxygen reduction reaction (ORR).
Owner:COUNCIL OF SCI & IND RES

Metal-free vertically-aligned nitrogen-doped carbon nanotube catalyst for fuel cell cathodes

Metal-free fuel cell cathodes having a catalytic layer of vertically-aligned, nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes (VA-NCNTs) are provided. The fuel cell cathodes comprise a cathode body, a binder layer attached to an outer surface of the cathode body, and the catalytic layer, which is supported by the binder layer. The binder layer may comprise a composite of a conductive polymer and doped or undoped nonaligned carbon nanotubes. In a method for forming the fuel cell cathodes, the VA-NCNTs may be formed by pyrolysis of a metalorganic compound and integration of the nanotubes with nitrogen. The binder layer is applied, and the resulting supported nanotube array may be attached to the cathode body. Fuel cells comprising the fuel cell cathodes are provided. The fuel cell cathodes comprising VA-NCNTs demonstrate superior oxygen-reduction reaction performance, including for electrocatalytic activity, operational stability, tolerance to crossover effects, and resistance to CO poisoning.
Owner:UNIV OF DAYTON

Nitrogen-doped porous graphite-like carbon nanosheet as well as preparation and electrocatalytic application thereof

The invention discloses a nitrogen-doped porous graphite-like carbon nanosheet as well as preparation and electrocatalytic application thereof. The carbon nanosheet has a flaky morphology, and is richin nitrogen doping amount, large in pore volume, high in mesoporous ratio, and highly graphitized as a whole. According to the preparation of the carbon nanosheet, a metal oxide nanosheet of manganese is taken as a template, a metal organic framework material is taken as a carbon source, a sandwich-type sandwich composite structure precursor material is formed by the template and the carbon source, the precursor material is pyrolyzed in an atmosphere without water or oxygen, the template is removed through acid treatment, the obtained product after the removal of the template is mixed with anitrogen source, and annealing is performed again to prepare the carbon nanosheet. A preparation method has the advantages that the raw materials are easy to obtain, the preparation is simple, the production cost is low, the macro preparation is easy to implement and the like, and provides a universal synthetic route for preparing a two-dimensional doped porous carbon material with high degree ofgraphitization from the metal organic framework material. At the same time, the invention also discloses the application of the nitrogen-doped porous graphite-like carbon nanosheet with a high specific surface and a rich mesoporous structure and as a metal-free catalyst to high-efficiency electrocatalytic oxygen reduction reactions.
Owner:FUJIAN INST OF RES ON THE STRUCTURE OF MATTER CHINESE ACAD OF SCI

Doped polyaniline directly-carbonized composite electrocatalyst, preparation method and application

The invention discloses a preparation method of a doped polyaniline directly-carbonized composite electrocatalyst. The preparation method comprises the following steps: (1) in the process of polymerizing phenylamine to form the polyaniline, doping metal iron or cobalt salt, and subsequently carrying out carbonization treatment at a certain temperature so as to obtain a doped polyaniline carbonized product; (2) treating the doped doped polyaniline carbonized product by using sulfuric acid, and continuously carrying out the secondary thermal treatment at the high temperature so as to obtain a transit metal doped C-N compound electrocatalyst; and (3) adding the compound electrocatalyst into absolute ethyl alcohol and a Nafion solution, carrying out ultrasonic dispersion, and forming into paste and adhering to the surface of a glassy carbon electrode so as to prepare a corresponding transit metal doped C-N compound electrocatalyst electrode. The electrocatalytic activity of the doped polyaniline carbonized compound to the oxygen reduction reaction is tested respectively in acid and alkali solutions. The C-N transit metal doped compound electrocatalyst has strong electrocatalytic activity to the oxygen reduction reaction, is simple in preparation method, wide in material resource and low in cost, and is widely used in fuel cells.
Owner:HUNAN UNIV OF SCI & TECH

Preparation method of stable nano ferroferric oxide magnetofluid

The invention belongs to the technical field of the preparation of iron oxide magnetofluids and particularly relates to an aqueous reduction based synthesis method of superparamagnetic ferroferric oxide nanoparticles. According to the aqueous reduction based synthesis method, an inorganic metal water-soluble compound (ferric salt) serves as an iron source, a reducing compound and a stabilizer which can be coordinated with iron serve as raw materials, and reduction reaction is carried out in an aqueous solution to generate the ferroferric oxide magnetofluid in situ. The aqueous reduction based synthesis method provided by the invention has the advantages of mild reaction condition and good repeatability, is easy to operate and safe, and the ferroferric oxide nanoparticles prepared by adopting the aqueous reduction based synthesis method overcome the defects that the ferroferric oxide particles prepared by adopting the traditional aqueous co-precipitation method are easy to agglomerate, can not be dispersed uniformly and are affected in application. The ferroferric oxide nanoparticles with stable performance are prepared successfully by adopting the aqueous reduction based synthesis method, and the ferroferric oxide nanoparticles have good biocompatibility, can form the magnetofluid in an aqueous solution and can be widely applied to the biomedical fields of magnetic resonance imaging, magnetofluid thermotherapy, cell separation, protein separation, DNA purification, immunodetection, magnetically targeted medicine carriers.
Owner:SHENYANG PHARMA UNIVERSITY

Preparation method for Ni-Co/carbon nanotube aerogel catalyst of zinc-air battery

The invention discloses a preparation method for a Ni-Co / carbon nanotube aerogel catalyst of a zinc-air battery, which is used for the field of the zinc-air battery. In the catalyst, the nanometer Ni-Co / carbon nanotube aerogel dual-functional catalyst is successfully prepared by taking sodium alginate, cobalt chloride hexahydrate, nickel chloride hexahydrate and carbon nanotubes as raw materials. The dual-functional catalyst is endowed with excellent oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) catalytic performance, the initial potential of OER is early, the current density of the dual-functional catalyst is large, the initial potential of ORR is early, the limiting current density is large, and the stability is high; and moreover, the charging and discharging voltage difference of the zinc-air battery before and after long circulation test is small, and the energy efficiency after long circulation is high. The preparation method has the advantages of simplicity, rapidness in operation, greenness and environment friendliness, the source of sodium alginate is rich, and the obtained dual-functional catalyst is excellent in performance and is the zinc-air battery catalyst having a very good prospect.
Owner:QINGDAO UNIV
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