Tragacanth Gum Hydrogel-Derived Trimetallic Nanoparticles Supported on Porous Carbon Catalyst for Urea Electrooxidation
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental
2.1. Materials and Reagents
2.2. Synthesis of NiCoFe@PC
2.3. Characterization of NiCoFe@PCs
2.4. Electrochemical Measurements
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Characterization of the Catalyst
3.1.1. Morphology of NiCoFe@PC
3.1.2. XRD and EDX Analysis of NiCoFe@PC
3.1.3. Thermogravimetric Analysis of NiCoFe@PC
3.2. Electrochemical Activity Study
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Catalyst | Concentration of KOH/Urea (M) | Potential at 10 mA/cm2 vs. RHE | Anodic Peak Current Density (mA/cm2) vs. RHE | Ref. |
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MnNiFe/rGO | 1.0/0.33 | - | 2.86 at 1.523 V | [19] |
NiCoP NS/CC | 1.0/0.33 | 1.29 | 50 at 1.38 | [28] |
Ni0.85 Se/rGO | 1.0/0.5 | 1.36 | - | [29] |
NiCu/ZnO@MWCNT | 0.4/0.07 | 1.36 | 30.02 at 1.38 V | [30] |
CoNiCr/CNFs | 1.0/0.33 | - | 21.34 at 1.523 V | [32] |
NiZnCo | 5.0/0.33 | 1.34 | 24 at 1.485 | [18] |
NiSe/CNFs | 1.0/0.33 | 1.523 | 17 at 1.623 V | [31] |
CNT/C@FeN | 1.0/0.05 | - | 3.5 at 1.5 V | [33] |
LaNiO3 Perovskite | 1.0/0.33 | - | 28.58 at 1.48 V | [34] |
NiCoFe@PC | 1.0/0.3 | 1.24 | 44.65 at 1.593 V | This work |
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Thamer, B.M.; Moydeen Abdulhameed, M.; El-Newehy, M.H. Tragacanth Gum Hydrogel-Derived Trimetallic Nanoparticles Supported on Porous Carbon Catalyst for Urea Electrooxidation. Gels 2022, 8, 292. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels8050292
Thamer BM, Moydeen Abdulhameed M, El-Newehy MH. Tragacanth Gum Hydrogel-Derived Trimetallic Nanoparticles Supported on Porous Carbon Catalyst for Urea Electrooxidation. Gels. 2022; 8(5):292. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels8050292
Chicago/Turabian StyleThamer, Badr M., Meera Moydeen Abdulhameed, and Mohamed H. El-Newehy. 2022. "Tragacanth Gum Hydrogel-Derived Trimetallic Nanoparticles Supported on Porous Carbon Catalyst for Urea Electrooxidation" Gels 8, no. 5: 292. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels8050292