• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.82-86
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• 2014

This work presents the variation of formic acid oxidation on Pt depending on hydrodynamic condition using a rotating disk electrode. As the rotating speed increases, the oxidation rate of formic acid decreases under voltammetric and chronoamperometric measurements. The coverages of poison formed from formic acid during the chronoamperomertric investigations decrease when the rotating speed increases. As the roughness factor of Pt electrode surface increases, on the other hand, the current density of formic acid oxidation increases. These observations are discussed in terms of the tangential flow along Pt electrode surfaces generated by the rotating disk electrode, which reduces a contact time between formic acid and a Pt site, thus the formic acid adsorption.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.1543-1550
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• 2010

This work presents oxidation of formic acid on Bi-modified Pt nanoparticles of various sizes. The sizes of the studied Pt nanoparticles range from 1.5 to 5.6 nm (detailed in Rhee, C. K.; Kim, B.-J.; Ham, C.; Kim, Y.-J.; Song, K.; Kwon, K. Langmuir 2009, 25, 7140-7147), and the surfaces of the Pt nanoparticles are modified with irreversibly adsorbed Bi. The investigated coverages of Bi on the Pt nanoparticles are 0.12 and 0.25 as determined by coulometry of the oxidation of adsorbed hydrogen and Bi, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The cyclic voltammetric behavior of formic acid oxidation reveals that the adsorbed Bi enhances the catalytic activity of Pt nanoparticles by impeding a poison-forming dehydration path with a concomitant promotion of a dehydrogenation path. The chronoamperometric results indicate that elemental Bi and partially oxidized Bi are responsible for the catalytic enhancement, when the Bi coverages on Pt nanoparticles are 0.12 and 0.25, respectively. The size effect of Bi-modified Pt nanoparticles in formic acid oxidation is discussed in terms of specific activity (current per unit surface area) and mass activity (current per unit mass).

• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.84-91
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• 2020

The PtBi/C and PtBiPd/C electrocatalysts were synthesized via the irreversible adsorption of Pd and Bi ions precursors on commercial Pt/C catalysts. XRD and XPS revealed the formation of an alloy structure among Pt, Bi, and Pd atoms. The current of direct formic acid oxidation (I_d) increased ~ 8 and 16 times for the PtBi/C and PtBiPd/C catalysts, respectively, than that of commercial Pt/C because of the electronic, geometric, and third body effects. In addition, the increased ratio between the current of direct formic acid oxidation (I_d) and the current of indirect formic acid oxidation (I_ind) for the PtBi/C and PtBiPd/C catalysts suggest that the dehydrogenation pathway is dominant with less CO formation on these catalysts.

• 전기화학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.74-80
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• 2013

세 가지 종류의 카복실산(포름산, 아세트산, 프로피온산) 용액 하에서 양극산화 반응을 통한 나노 다공성 금(nanoporous gold, NPG) 구조의 형성과 NPG 전극 표면 상의 전기화학적 글루코오스 산화반응을 관찰하였다. 세 가지 카복실산 용액 조건 중에서 포름산 용액 조건하의 양극산화를 통해 형성된 NPG 전극에서 글루코오스의 산화 활성이 가장 우수하였다. 포름산 용액 조건하의 양극산화 과정에서 가장 우수한 글루코오스 산화 활성을 얻기 위한 최적 조건은 인가전위 5.0 V와 반응시간 4시간이었다. 카복실산 용액 하에서 형성된 NPG 상의 전기화학적 글루코오스 산화 활성을 염소이온의 부재 및 존재 하 조건에서 관찰하고, 이를 옥살산 용액 하에서 형성된 NPG 상의 거동과 비교 분석하였다. 포름산 용액 하에서 최적 조건으로 형성된 NPG 전극상에서 글루코오스의 전류법 검출 응용을 제시하였다.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제57권6호
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• pp.703-711
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• 2013

In the present investigation, kinetic studies of oxidation of formic acid with and without catalyst and promoter in aqueous acid media were studied under the pseudo-first order conditions [formic acid]T ${\gg}[Cr(VI)]_T$ at room temperature. In the 1,10-phenanthroline (phen) promoted path, the cationic Cr(VI) phen complex is the main active oxidant species undergoes a nucleophilic attack by the substrate to form a ternary complex which subsequently experiences a redox decomposition through several steps leading to the products $CO_2$ and $H_2$ along with the Cr(III) phen complex. The anionic surfactant (i.e., sodium dodecyl sulfate, SDS) and neutral surfactant (i.e., Triton X-100, TX-100) act as catalyst and the reaction undergo simultaneously in both aqueous and micellar phase with an enhanced rate of oxidation in the micellar phase. Whereas the cationic surfactant (i.e., N-cetyl pyridinium chloride, CPC) acts as an inhibitor restricts the reaction to aqueous phase. The observed net enhancement of rate effects has been explained by considering the hydrophobic and electrostatic interaction between the surfactants and reactants. The neutral surfactant TX-100 has been observed as the suitable micellar catalyst for the phen promoted chromic acid oxidation of formic acid.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.283-289
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• 2016

In this study, electrochemical characterizations of PdCu/C catalysts that are synthesized by modified polyol method are investigated. Most of all, amount of ethylene glycol (EG) that is used as main component for catalyst synthesis is mainly modulated to optimize synthetic condition of the PdCu/C catalyst, For evaluations about catalytic activity and performance of direct formic acid fuel cell (DFAFC), half cell and full cell tests are implemented. As a result, when amount of EG is 4M, catalytic activities of the PdCu/C catalyst such as peak current of formic acid oxidation and active surface area are best, while maximum power density of DFAFC using the optimized PdCu/C catalyst is better than that using commercial Pd/C (30 wt%) by 6%. Based on that, PdCu/C catalyst synthesized by modified polyol method plays a critical role in improving (i) catalytic activity for formic acid oxidation and (ii) DFAFC performance by employing as anodic catalyst.

• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.10-18
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• 2010

Controlled electrodeposition of dendritic nano-structured gold-platinum (AuPt) alloy onto an electrochemically pretreated carbon paper substrate was conducted in an attempt to improve catalyst utilization and to secure an electronic percolation network toward formic acid (FA) fuel cell application. The AuPt catalysts were obtained by potentiostatic deposition. AuPt catalysts synthesized as bimetallic alloys with 60% Au content exhibited the highest catalytic activity towards formic acid electro-oxidation. The origin of this high activity and the role of Au were evaluated, in particular, by XPS analysis. Polarization and stability measurements with 1 mg $cm^{-2}$ AuPt catalyst (only 0.4 mg $cm^{-2}$ Pt) showed 52 mW $cm^{-2}$ and sustainable performance using 3M formic acid and dry air at $40^{\circ}C$.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.227-233
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• 2015

In this study, we evaluate catalytic activity of Pd/C catalyst that is synthesized by modified polyol method. With such formed Pd/C is used as anodic catalyst for direct formic acid fuel cell (DFAFC) and performances of the DFAFC are measured to verify whether the new catalyst is effective for enhancing DFAFC performance and to determine optimal loadings of the Pd/C needed for obtaining best DFAFC performance. Pd particle distribution of the Pd/C catalyst is analyzed by TEM, while its catalytic activity is estimated by using cyclic voltammogram (CV) as measuring formic acid oxidation reaction and active surface area. As a result of that, the Pd/C catalyst synthesized by modified polyol shows better catalytic activity and DFAFC performance with small loading amount of Pd/C. When loading amount of Pd/C is $1.5mgcm^{-2}$, maximum power density of DFAFC adopting the catalyst is $122mWcm^{-2}$.

• 멤브레인
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.101-108
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• 1996

반도성 세라믹 광촉매 막 반응기(membrane reactor)에 의한 난분해성 유독 유기물질의 효율적인 분해공정을 개발하기 위한 기초 연구로서 $TiO_{2}$ 광촉매 막의 전기화학 반응에 의한 개미산(formic acid)의 산화/분해 효율성에 대해 연구하였다. 막 반응기는 용액의 여과(filtration)와 광전기화학 반응에 의한 유기물의 광분해를 동시에 수행할 수 있도록 제작되었다. 복합막의 담체임과 동시에 전극의 역할을 할 수 있는 전기 전도성 $SnO_{2}$ 또는 stainless steel 다공성 튜브상에 pH가 1.45인 $TiO_{2}$ 졸을 졸-겔 침지 코팅하여 광촉매 복합막을 제조하였으며 광원으로는 365 nm 파장을 갖는 UV를 사용하였다. $TiO_{2}$ 광촉매 막의 전기화학 반응에 의한 개미산의 산화효율은 전극에 걸어주는 전압과 반응시간에 따라 증가하였으나 투과량(flux)에는 거의 무관하였다. $TiO_{2}/SnO_{2}$ 복합막을 사용한 경우 외부 전압을 27V 걸어주었을때 77% 정도의 산화효율을 얻을 수 있었으며 $TiO_{2}$/stainless steel 복합막에서는 90% 이상이었다. 광촉매 전기화학 반응을 이용함으로써 높은 투과량하에서도 개미산의 산화효율을 단순한 $TiO_{2}$ 광촉매 반응에서 보다 6~7배 가량 증진시킬 수 있었다.

• 청정기술
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.281-285
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• 2016

난분해성 1,4-다이옥산을 분해시키기 위하여 촉매습식과산화반응에 활성적인 Cu wire촉매를 사용하였다. Cu wire 촉매를 사용함으로써 1,4-다이옥산의 완전한 분해가 가능하였으나, 분해된 1,4-다이옥산은 완전 무기화($CO_2$와 $H_2O$로 전환)되지 못하고 중간생성물인 ethylene glycol diformate, oxalic acid, formic acid, formaldehyde, acetaldehyde 등으로 전환되었다. 1,4-다이옥산이 분해되어 없어짐에 따라 formaldehyde와 oxalic acid가 점진적으로 나타나기 시작하여 증가하다가 최고농도를 보인 후 다시 감소하였다. 이들 두 중간체의 최고농도 도달시점에 acetaldehyde의 농도가 급격히 증가하여 최고농도를 보인 후 다시 감소하였다. 이들 세가지 중간물질의 감소와 함께 ethylene glycol diformate, formic acid가 생성되기 시작하여 그 농도가 점진적으로 증가하였다. 이들은 연속적인 과정을 통해 생성되었다. Cu wire 촉매는 반응이 진행되는 동안 활성이 떨어지지 않고 매우 안정적이었다.