Disposition of Iridium on Ruthenium Nanoparticle Supported on Ketjenblack: Enhancement in Electrocatalytic Activity toward the Electrohydrogenation of Toluene to Methylcyclohexane
Yuta Inami, Shoji Iguchi, Shin‐ichi Nagamatsu, Kiyotaka Asakura, Ichiro Yamanaka
Abstract
aqueous solution indicated higher electrochemical active surface areas of Ir at the Ir/Ru/KB electrocatalysts than that at the Ru-Ir alloy/KB electrocatalysts, which is the reason for the strong synergy of Ru and Ir for the electrohydrogenation of TL to MCH.
Topics & Concepts
ElectrocatalystRutheniumCyclic voltammetryMethylcyclohexaneIridiumNanoparticleCatalysisHydrideInorganic chemistryChemistryElectrochemistryInfrared spectroscopyMaterials scienceNuclear chemistryHydrogenPhysical chemistryNanotechnologyElectrodeOrganic chemistryElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen ReductionCO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts