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  • Artigo IPEN-doc 26482
    Partial oxidation of methane and generation of electricity using a PEMFC
    2019 - NANDENHA, J.; PIASENTIN, R.M.; SILVA, L.G.M.; FONTES, E.H.; NETO, A.O.; SOUZA, R.F.B. de
    The aim of this work was to produce methanol through partial oxidation of methane. The gas fed in a solid membrane reactor- PEM fuel cell type (H2/H2O2 + CH4) has been used for electrosynthesis of methanol at room temperature, with electricity cogeneration as a benefit. It was observed that the current density measured when injected CH4 in the cathode decreased about 45%. This occurs due to the conversion of methane inmethanol in some ranges of potentials. In the other hand, in lower ranges of cell potential, formaldehyde was found. In this work, methane was injected on the cathode together with H2O2 solution, where it was observed that the catalytic layer adsorbed CH4 and H2O2 in active sites, which produced OH− radicals that reacted with the hydrocarbon.
  • Artigo IPEN-doc 19076
    Preparation of PdAu/C-Sbsub(2)-SnOsub(2) electrocatalysts by borohydride reduction process for direct formic acid fuel cell
    2013 - NANDENHA, J.; SOUZA, R.F.B. de; ASSUMPCAO, M.H.M.T.; SPINACE, E.V.; OLIVEIRA NETO, A.
    Pd/C-Sb2O5·SnO2 and PdAu/C-Sb2O5·SnO2 electrocatalysts with different PdAu atomic ratio (90:10, 70:30, and 50:50) were prepared by borohydride reduction method, and characterized by X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, cyclic voltammetry, chronoamperommetry, and performance test on direct formic acid fuel cell at 100 °C. Xray diffraction showed for Pd/C-Sb2O5·SnO2 the presence of Pd face-centered cubic (fcc) system, while for PdAu/C-Sb2O5·SnO2 it showed the presence of Pd fcc phase, PdAu fcc alloys and a segregated phases fcc Pd-rich and Au-rich phases. TEM micrographs and histograms for all electrocatalysts showed that the nanoparticles where not well dispersed on the support and some agglomerates were present. The electrochemical studies showed that PdAu/C-Sb2O5·SnO2 (70:30) had superior performance for formic acid electro-oxidation at 25 °C compared to others electrocatalysts prepared while PdAu/C-Sb2O5·SnO2 (90:10) showed superior performance in direct formic acidic fuel cell at 100 °C. These results indicated that the addition of 10–30 % Au to Pd favor the electro-oxidation of formic acid. This effect could be attributed to the synergy between the constituents of the electrocatalyst (metallic Pd and Au, SnO2, and Sb2O5·SnO2).