An Enhanced Oxidation of Formate on PtNi/Ni Foam Catalyst in an Alkaline Medium

• Published in: Crystals (Basel) Vol. 12; no. 3; p. 362
• Main Authors: Nacys, Antanas, Šimkūnaitė, Dijana, Balčiūnaitė, Aldona, Zabielaitė, Aušrinė, Upskuvienė, Daina, Šebeka, Benjaminas, Jasulaitienė, Vitalija, Kovalevskij, Vitalij, Norkus, Eugenijus, Tamašauskaitė-Tamašiūnaitė, Loreta
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.03.2022
• Subjects: Catalysis; Catalysts; Electrodes; Electroless deposition; Electroless plating; Electrolytes; Energy; formate; Intermetallic compounds; Metal foams; Metals; Nanoparticles; Nanostructured materials; nickel foam; Oxidation; Platinum; Poisoning; Poisons; Reducing agents; Scanning electron microscopy; Work stations; United Kingdom > UK; Germany

In this study, a platinum-coated Ni foam catalyst (denoted PtNi/Ni foam) was investigated for the oxidation of the formate reaction (FOR) in an alkaline medium. The catalyst was fabricated via a two-step procedure, which involved an electroless deposition of the Ni layer using sodium hypophosphite a...