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Reduced graphene oxide and TiO2 supported platinum electrochemical catalyst applications in PEM fuel cells

Reduced graphene oxide and TiO2 supported platinum electrochemical catalyst applications in PEM fuel cells

Date18th Jan 2022

Time03:00 PM

Venue Online meeting

PAST EVENT

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Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC) is a clean energy electrochemical power source that uses fuel hydrogen and oxygen converts them to electricity and water as a by-product. The Pt/C is the best material so far as a catalyst for both anode and cathode electrodes. Issues like carbon corrosion lose the Pt/C stability and activity and deteriorate the PEMFC's performance over-usage. Replacing carbon with carbon nanostructures or metal-oxides makes the catalyst more stable in the PEMFC acid environment. TiO2 is a metal-oxide, which is abundantly available, less expensive, and highly resistive for corrosive environments. Graphene is a fascinating material with superior electrical, mechanical, and thermal properties, used in different applications such as sensors, membranes, composites, electronics, energy storage, and conversion devices. In this work, Reduced Graphene Oxide (RGO) from graphite was synthesized in two approaches, chemical (CRGO) and thermal (TRGO) reductions. The graphene produced was characterized by Raman spectroscopy, Scanning Electron Microscopy, Fourier Transformed Infrared Spectroscopy, and X-Ray Diffraction for the quality analysis. The RGO, TiO2, and Pt-based two catalyst systems were synthesized via hydro-thermal method; 1) Pt deposited on CRGO_TiO2 supports (CRGO_TiO2_HT_Pt) and Pt deposited on TRGO_TiO2 supports (TRGO_TiO2_HT_Pt) for the cathode electrode of the PEMFC. The PEMFC was fabricated with the catalyst CRGO_TiO2_HT_Pt showed the Power density of 250 mW/ cm2 compared to Pt/C 264 mW/cm2. The next part of my objective aims to test the catalyst stability and photo-electrochemical properties. Furthermore, the catalyst will be tested in in-house modified PEMFC hardware in the presence of a light source.

Speakers

Ms. B Padmavathi (MM16D405)

Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering