Advanced Electrocatalysts for Low-Temperature Fuel Cells

This book introduces the reader to the state of the art in nanostructured anode and cathode electrocatalysts for low-temperature acid and alkaline fuel cells. It explores the electrocatalysis of anode (oxidation of organic molecules) and cathode (oxygen reduction) reactions. It also offers insights into metal-carbon interactions, correlating them with the catalytic activity of the electrochemical reactions. The book explores the electrocatalytic behaviour of materials based on noble metals and their alloys, as well as metal-metal oxides and metal-free nanostructures. It also discusses the surface and structural modification of carbon supports to enhance the catalytic activity of electrocatalysts for fuel-cell reactions. Front Matter ....Pages i-xix Introduction: Low-Temperature Fuel Cells (T. W. Napporn, A. Mokrini, F. J. Rodríguez-Varela)....Pages 1-49 Recent Advances on Electrocatalysts for PEM and AEM Fuel Cells (M. Roca-Ayats, S. Pérez-Rodríguez, G. García, E. Pastor)....Pages 51-89 Electrocatalysis of Alternative Liquid Fuels for PEM Direct Oxidation Fuel Cells (Ayan Mukherjee, Harikrishnan Narayanan, Suddhasatwa Basu)....Pages 91-128 Overview of Direct Liquid Oxidation Fuel Cells and its Application as Micro-Fuel Cells (R. Oliveira, J. Santander, R. Rego)....Pages 129-174 Application of Novel Carbonaceous Materials as Support for Fuel Cell Electrocatalysts (Abha Bharti, Gouri Cheruvally)....Pages 175-213 Progress on the Functionalization of Carbon Nanostructures for Fuel Cell Electrocatalysts (X. Shi, K. Pérez-Salcedo, S. Hanif, R. Anwar, L. Cindrella, N. Iqbal et al.)....Pages 215-234 Non-Noble Metal Electrocatalysts for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Fuel Cells (I. L. Alonso-Lemus, M. Z. Figueroa-Torres)....Pages 235-262 Non-Noble Metal as Catalysts for Alcohol Electro-oxidation Reaction (Samuel Dessources, Diego Xavier del Jesús González-Quijano, Wilian Jesús Pech-Rodríguez)....Pages 263-290 Back Matter ....Pages 291-302