Nanostructured Catalysts of Methanol Electrooxidation Based on Platinum–Ruthenium–Palladium and Platinum–Ruthenium–Iridium Alloys Derived from Coordination Compounds

Abstract

Activities of the synthesized trimetallic catalysts PtRuPd/C and PtRuIr/C supported on highly dispersed carbon soot from solutions of coordination compounds of the corresponding metals are studied in the electrooxidation of methanol. According to the data of voltammetry, the Pt_0.43Ru_0.47Pd_0.1/C and Pt_0.44Ru_0.46Ir_0.1/C catalysts are not inferior to the commercial catalyst Pt_0.5Ru_0.5/C in specific characteristics, which is consistent with the data of structural studies and the electrochemical and power characteristics of the membrane electrode unit tested in the composition of a single methanol/air fuel cell.