The Platinum Catalyst Prepared from Platinum Carbonyls

The Platinum Catalyst Prepared from Platinum Carbonyls

Maciej Chotkowski Franciszek Mikłaszewicz Andrzej Czerwiński 

Laboratory of Electrochemical Power Sources, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Pasteura 1, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland

Department of Electrochemistry, Industrial Chemistry Research Institute, Rydygiera 8, 01 – 793 Warsaw, Poland

Corresponding Author Email: 
aczerw@chem.uw.edu
Page: 
263-267
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DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.14447/jnmes.v16i4.151
Received: 
7 June 2013
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Accepted: 
9 August 2013
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Abstract: 

Pt catalysts for methanol electro-oxidation were prepared by thermal decomposition of platinum carbonyls. [Pt3(CO) ] 2- were synthesized from inorganic platinum compounds (PtCl4 or (NH4)2PtCl4) in H2O-MeOH solutions using carbon monoxide as a reducing agent. The progress of the platinum carbonyls synthesis reaction and its performance were monitored using UV-Vis spectroscopy. The obtained results clearly indicate the possibility of using platinum carbonyls as intermediates for the synthesis of pure and finely divided platinum particles. The electrochemical tests of the platinum powders performed in the polymer-electrolyte low-temperature methanol fuel cells (DMFC) indicated good electrocatalytic properties of these materials.

Keywords: 

platinum catalysts, platinum carbonyls, DMFC

1. Introduction
2. Experimental
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
5. Acknowledgement
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