In chemistry, the concept of a catalyst is defined as a substance that can alter the velocity of a certain chemical reaction without any chemical change. This definition can be directly extrapolated for electrocatalysis. An electrocatalyst is an electrode material that interacts with some certain species during a Faradaic reaction but still remain unaltered. Since electrode reactions are hetero...

Developing nanostructured electrocatalysts, with low overpotential, high selectivity and activity has fundamental and technical importance in many fields. We report here rhodium nanoparticle and mesoporous silicon nanowire (RhNP@mSiNW) hybrids for hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) detection with high electrocatalytic activity and selectivity. By employing electrodes that loaded with RhNP@mSiNW nanohybri...

Modification of conventional Pt/C electrocatalyst with silicomolybdic acid (SiMoA) was performed using electrochemical cyclic voltammetry method. The modified and unmodified catalysts were tested under identical conditions for electrooxidation of CO, methanol, and ethanol. In the CO-stripping experiments, the modified catalyst was characterized by significant shifts (80 and 60 mV) to lower onse...

MWCNTs composite with UiO-66-NH 2 MOF doped Ni( ii ) ions produced a highly efficient heterogeneous electrocatalyst for the water oxidation reaction.

This review features a thorough overview of direct ammonia fuel cells with focus on the effects electrolyte, electrocatalyst and operating temperature. Remaining challenges potential applications for this technology are highlighted.

The use of single crystal electrodes in electrocatalysis have allowed researchers to understand some of the elementary steps in different reactions and to establish some relationships between the activity of an electrocatalyst and its surface structure. But the precise identification of the particular type of crystallographic site on a nanoparticle sized electrocatalyst where the reaction takes...

Sulphur dioxide (SO2), a known industrial pollutant and pulmonary irritant, is emitted to the atmosphere in excess of 120 Mt per annum. Great strides have been taken to reduce SO2 emissions, but with the growth of specifically China, and to a lesser extent India, it is on the rise again. The electrolysis of aqueous solutions of dissolved SO2 holds huge environmental potential in that SO2 is con...

Iridium oxide (IrO2) currently represents a state of the art electrocatalyst for anodic oxygen evolution. Since iridium is both expensive and scarce, the future practical application of this process makes it essential to reduce IrO2 loading on the anodes of PEM water electrolysers. In the present study an approach to utilising a suitable electrocatalyst support was followed. Of the materials se...

Mechanistic understanding has enabled the design of high-performance electrocatalysts. Reaction pathways and electrocatalyst strategies for CO2-to-ethanol conversion are reviewed, remaining challenges future directions discussed.