Abstract
The zinc oxide modified carbon nitride was synthesized by applying a high temperature in-situ route and has been used as a support matrix for the palladium nanoparticles. The resultant material was analyzed by the optical and the surface characterization techniques, which offered the information about the interaction between carbon nitride and zinc oxide. For comparison, we have synthesized carbon nitride alone and also applied as a support material for palladium nanoparticles. Both the synthesized materials were successfully used as electrocatalyst for the methanol oxidation reaction under the alkaline media. The stability and the tolerance of the synthesized catalysts have been thoroughly studied and described in this report, in connection with the title reaction, on the basis of oxophilicity and the surface area.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 440-447 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Materials Research Innovations |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 7 |
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| State | Published - Nov 10 2019 |
Funding
The authors (SS, ND, VKP, RB, SG and KM) acknowledge financial support from the Research Committee and the Faculty of Science of the University of Johannesburg. ND, VKP and SG further acknowledge financial support from the Global Excellence and Stature fellowship from the University of Johannesburg.
Keywords
- methanol oxidation
- palladium nanoparticles
- ‘Zinc-oxide modified carbon-nitride’