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- Title
A Versatile Iron-Tannin-Framework Ink Coating Strategy to Fabricate Biomass-Derived Iron Carbide/Fe-N-Carbon Catalysts for Efficient Oxygen Reduction.
- Authors
Wei, Jing; Liang, Yan; Hu, Yaoxin; Kong, Biao; Simon, George P.; Zhang, Jin; Jiang, San Ping; Wang, Huanting
- Abstract
The conversion of biomass into valuable carbon composites as efficient non-precious metal oxygen-reduction electrocatalysts is attractive for the development of commercially viable polymer electrolyte membrane fuel-cell technology. Herein, a versatile iron-tannin-framework ink coating strategy is developed to fabricate cellulose-derived Fe3C/Fe-N-C catalysts using commercial filter paper, tissue, or cotton as a carbon source, an iron-tannin framework as an iron source, and dicyandiamide as a nitrogen source. The oxygen reduction performance of the resultant Fe3C/Fe-N-C catalysts shows a high onset potential (i.e. 0.98 V vs the reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE)), and large kinetic current density normalized to both geometric electrode area and mass of catalysts (6.4 mA cm−2 and 32 mA mg−1 at 0.80 V vs RHE) in alkaline condition. This method can even be used to prepare efficient catalysts using waste carbon sources, such as used polyurethane foam.
- Subjects
TANNINS; BIOMASS chemicals; CEMENTITE; OXYGEN reduction; ELECTROCATALYSTS; STANDARD hydrogen electrode
- Publication
Angewandte Chemie, 2016, Vol 128, Issue 4, p1377
- ISSN
0044-8249
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/ange.201509024