TY - GEN
T1 - Reaction mechanism of ethanol oxidation over gold catalyst under alkaline environment
AU - Koyama, M.
AU - Amano, Y.
AU - Liu, S.
AU - Ishimoto, T.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Ethanol and other biofuels will play an important role in future low-carbon society. The direct use of such compounds in fuel cell is one of the promising options to realize high-efficiency utilization of biofuels. In this study, we focused on ethanol oxidation mechanism in alkaline environment as a first step to tackle the electrooxidation of biofuels in fuel cells. Gold is selected as a catalyst alternative to platinum. Density functional theory method was used to study the states of reactants in alkaline environment, surface coverage of gold catalyst, and reaction mechanism over gold catalyst.
AB - Ethanol and other biofuels will play an important role in future low-carbon society. The direct use of such compounds in fuel cell is one of the promising options to realize high-efficiency utilization of biofuels. In this study, we focused on ethanol oxidation mechanism in alkaline environment as a first step to tackle the electrooxidation of biofuels in fuel cells. Gold is selected as a catalyst alternative to platinum. Density functional theory method was used to study the states of reactants in alkaline environment, surface coverage of gold catalyst, and reaction mechanism over gold catalyst.
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U2 - 10.1149/05002.1907ecst
DO - 10.1149/05002.1907ecst
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84885700250
SN - 9781607683506
T3 - ECS Transactions
SP - 1907
EP - 1912
BT - Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells 12, PEFC 2012
PB - Electrochemical Society Inc.
T2 - 12th Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Symposium, PEFC 2012 - 222nd ECS Meeting
Y2 - 7 October 2012 through 12 October 2012
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