Issue 9, 2024

Waste plastic derived nitrogen-doped reduced graphene oxide decorated core–shell nano-structured metal catalyst (WpNrGO-Pd–Ru) for a proton exchange membrane fuel cell

Abstract

Waste plastic-derived nitrogen-doped reduced graphene oxide (WpNrGO) was demonstrated for the first time as a catalyst support for PEMFCs. WpNrGO plays a significant role in enhancing the efficacy and durability of electrocatalysts for PEMFCs. Graphene nanosheets (GNs) are obtained by upcycling waste plastic via pyrolysis, followed by the modified Hummers' method to obtain WpGO. WpNrGO was produced by the thermal annealing of WpGO with urea (NH2CONH2) at 750 °C. Further, a WpNrGO-supported palladium–ruthenium (Pd_Ru) electrocatalyst was synthesized with Pd : Ru concentration in the ratio 2 : 1. Synopsys-QuantumATK was used to run DFT-based first principles simulations to comprehend the ideal locations for adsorption on GNs. The resulting WpNrGO-supported Pd_Ru (2 : 1) core–shell electrocatalyst demonstrated a higher electrochemical surface area (ECSA) of ∼43 m2 g−1 for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and half potential of 0.33 V, along with high catalytic activity and stability.

Graphical abstract: Waste plastic derived nitrogen-doped reduced graphene oxide decorated core–shell nano-structured metal catalyst (WpNrGO-Pd–Ru) for a proton exchange membrane fuel cell

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
15 Nov 2023
Accepted
23 Feb 2024
First published
13 Mar 2024
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Mater. Adv., 2024,5, 3771-3782

Waste plastic derived nitrogen-doped reduced graphene oxide decorated core–shell nano-structured metal catalyst (WpNrGO-Pd–Ru) for a proton exchange membrane fuel cell

S. Dhali, M. Karakoti, G. Tatrari, S. Pandey, K. S. Rawat, C. Tewari, B. S. Bhushan, Y. C. Jung, A. Srivastava and N. G. Sahoo, Mater. Adv., 2024, 5, 3771 DOI: 10.1039/D3MA01006F

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