直接甲醇燃料电池阴极耐甲醇Pd-Co/C电催化剂的制备与表征

以NaBH4为还原剂,采用共还原法和分步还原法制备了粒径分布均匀的Pd/C和Pd-Co/C电催化剂.X射线衍射、透射电镜、电化学循环伏安和旋转厕盘电极等表征结果表明,与Pd/C电催化剂相比,两种方法制备的Pd-Co/C电催化剂的晶格常数明显缩小,其中分步还原法制备的电催化剂不仅具有良好的氧还原活性,而且表现了良好的耐甲醇性能.     

The intrinsic origin of the grain-boundary resistance in Sr-doped LaGaO<Subscript>3</Subscript>

Abstract  In this paper I summarize our recent investigations (Park and Kim, Phys Chem C 111:14903, 2007; Solid State Ionics 179:1329, 2008) on the origin of the grain-boundary resistance in a doped LaGaO₃, a perovskite-structured solid electrolyte. The partial electronic and ionic resistances of the bulk and the grain boundaries, as well as the total resistance, in 1 mol% Sr-doped LaGaO₃ were measured separately by means of a dc-polarization method and ac-impedance spectroscopy. Both of the partial resistances at the grain boundaries were greater than the bulk counterparts, indicating that the grain boundaries impede the ionic as well as the electronic transport in this material. The transference number of the partial electronic conductivity at the grain boundary was however greater than that in the bulk. This fact strongly suggests that both electronic and ionic charge carriers deplete at the grain boundaries to form the space-charge zones and that the grain-boundary cores in this material are positively charged. In light of the fact that the effective charge of the oxygen vacancy (+2) is greater than that of the electron hole (+1), the oxygen vacancies deplete more sharply in the space-charge zones compared to the electron holes such that the grain boundaries become more mixed conducting relative to the bulk. These observations verify that the electrical conduction across the grain-boundaries in 1 mol% Sr-doped LaGaO₃ is governed by the space charge. Graphical Abstract        

Pd/TiC-C催化剂对甲酸氧化的电催化性能

研究了TiC和C作混合载体的Pd(Pd/TiC-C)催化剂对甲酸氧化的电催化性能。发现Pd/TiC-C催化剂对直接甲酸燃料电池(DFAFC)中甲酸氧化的电催化性能要优于Pd/C催化剂。而且,Pd/TiC-C催化剂的电催化性能与C和TiC的质量比有关,当质量比为2时,Pd/TiC-C催化剂对甲酸氧化的电催化活性和稳定性最好,甲酸在C和TiC的质量比为2的Pd/TiC-C催化剂电极上的氧化峰峰电位为0.164 V,比在Pd/C催化剂电极上负移12 mV,峰电流密度为23.08 mA/cm2,比在Pd/C催化剂电极上高约42％。     

在Pt/CNTs催化层中预混-溶解La2O3颗粒来构筑孔结构促进甲醇电氧化

为认识孔隙度增加对甲醇电氧化的影响, 将熔盐法制备的La2O3颗粒与Pt/CNTs(碳纳米管)预混合然后用HClO4溶掉La2O3颗粒, 从而增加了Pt/CNTs催化层的孔隙度. 扫描电子显微镜(SEM)观察表明, 该处理可以形成孔结构. 用循环伏安和计时电流实验考察了孔隙度增加对甲醇电氧化的影响, 结果表明甲醇电氧化电流可增加57%. 分析认为, 电流增加的原因是由于多孔催化层中甲醇更易于到达Pt催化剂表面进行电氧化. 该研究表明, 通过在催化层中预混-溶解La2O3来增加孔隙是一种改善催化层性能的有效方法.     

燃料电池用磺化聚酰亚胺质子交换膜材料的制备与性质

以联萘二酐、磺化二胺和含咪唑基团的非磺化二胺单体为原料,制备了一系列高相对分子质量的磺化聚酰亚胺,该类聚合物具有优异的溶解性和良好的成膜性.得到的质子交换膜具有优异的水解稳定性.苯并咪唑碱性基团的存在提高了磺化聚酰亚胺质子交换膜膜的溶胀稳定性和热稳定性、降低了膜的甲醇透过率.质子导电率测试结果表明,IEC值为2.55mequiv·g-1的膜室温条件下的质子导电率为0.121 S·cm-1,高于在相同测试条件下Nafion 117膜的质子导电率(0.09 S·cm-1).     

新型钛基镍电极对肼氧化反应的电催化活性

A novel titanium-supported nickel electrode(Ni/Ti) was fabricated by a hydrothermal process using NiSO4 and hydrazine as raw materials. The structure of Ni/Ti was characterized by SEM and EDS. Oxidation of hydrazine on the Ni/Ti electrode in 1 mol·L-1 NaOH solution was studied with cyclic voltammograms(CV) and chronoamperometry (CA).The results show that Ni/Ti electrode was electrochemically active towards hydrazine oxidation. The high current density was recorded on the Ni/Ti electrode,and the onset potential for the hydrazine oxidation was-0.3 V as the hydrazine concentration was 70 mmol·L-1. This novel nickel electrode would be a promising anodic material used in direct hydrazine fuel cells.     

采用甲烷燃料的管状固体氧化物燃料电池浸渍阳极电化学性能

以NiO和8％（摩尔分数）氧化钇稳定的氧化锆为原料,采用注凝成型工艺制备了管状同体氧化物燃料电池阳极支撑体．用离子浸渍法对阳极支撑体进行表面修饰．用电化学工作站测单电池交流阻抗和输出性能并且用化学气相色谱仪对电池尾气进行分析．测试结果表明修饰后的阳极在通甲烷的情况下出现了一定程度的积炭,但是积炭现象在一定的测试时间内达到平衡,没有对电池造成破坏,并且显著地提高了电池阳极的电化学性能．单电池存通入氯气和甲烷的情况下最大输出功率密度分别达到了225和400mW／cm^2．     

Thermal stability of proton exchange fuel-cell membranes based on crosslinked-polytetrafluoroethylene for membrane-electrode assembly preparation

We investigated thermal properties of proton exchange membranes (PEMs) prepared by the radiation-induced grafting of styrene into crosslinked-polytetrafluoroethylene films and the subsequent sulfonation for fuel-cell applications. A conventional thermogravimetric analysis was found to be unreliable because the resulting curve varied greatly with the heating rate. Thus, in order to obtain accurate information, we performed an ex-situ heat-treatment analysis, which involved heating of the PEMs at fixed temperatures of 200-350 °C and measurement of their remaining weight, ion exchange capacity (IEC) and proton conductivity (σ) after washing in pure water. The IEC and σ did not change at any temperature up to 200 °C, indicating high thermal stability. At 250 °C, however, the PEM properties deteriorated probably via radical cleavage of the C-S bond between a sulfonic acid group and an aromatic ring, and condensation of two sulfonic acid groups. Finally, the PEM was hot-pressed with two electrodes at 200 °C to produce a good membrane-electrode assembly for a fuel cell.     

New reprocessing system for spent nuclear reactor fuel using fluoride volatility method

Our proposed spent nuclear fuel reprocessing technology named FLUOREX, which is a hybrid system using fluoride volatility and solvent extraction, meets the requirements of the future thermal/fast breeder reactors (coexistence) cycle. We have been done semi-engineering and engineering scale experiments on the fluorination of uranium, purification of UF₆, pyrohydrolysis of fluorination residues, and dissolution of pyrohydrolysis samples in order to examine technical and engineering feasibilities for implementing FLUOREX. We found that uranium in spent fuels can be selectively volatilized by fluorination in the flame type reactor, and the amount of uranium volatilized is adjusted from 90% to 98% by changing the amount of F₂ supplied to the reactor. The volatilized uranium is purified using UO₂F₂ adsorber for plutonium and purification methods such as condensation and chemical traps for fission products provide a decontamination factor of over 10⁷. Most of the fluorination residues that consist of non-volatile fluorides of uranium, plutonium, and fission products are converted to oxides by pyrohydrolysis at 600-800 °C. Although some fluorides of fission products such as alkaline earth metals and lanthanides are not converted completely and fluorine is discharged into the solution, oxides of U and Pu obtained by pyrohydrolysis are dissolved into nitric acid solution because of the low solubility of lanthanide fluorides. These results support our opinion that FLUOREX has great possibilities for being a part of the future spent nuclear fuel cycle system.     

Microstructure and interfacial adhesion of high velocity oxy‐fuel‐sprayed MoB–CoCr alloy coating on 316L stainless steel

In this article, a newly developed MoB–CoCr alloy coating was deposited on 316L stainless steel substrate by high velocity oxy‐fuel thermal spraying process. The microstructures and interfacial adhesion of the alloy coating were determined by scanning electron microscopy, X‐ray diffraction and three‐point bending. The results show that the coating consisted of ternary transition metal boride matrix phases (CoMo₂B₂, CoMoB) and a little amount of binary borides (MoB and CrB), the former composed of partially amorphous phase. The formation of the amorphous phase was attributed to the high cooling rates of molten droplets and the proper powder compositions. In the interfacial adhesion measurement, the delamination of the coating is induced during the three‐point bending test, and the interfacial fracture toughness is analyzed using a finite element analysis model. The critical load is determined by comparing the load versus deflection curves obtained by finite element analysis under assumed no crack conditions with the experimental data, and other inputs are determined by test. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.