Preparation and application of oxygen electrode catalyst with platinum black as carrier
Technical Field
The invention relates to a preparation method of an oxygen electrode catalyst, in particular to a catalyst applied to an integrated renewable fuel cell double-effect oxygen electrode, and belongs to the field of electrochemistry.
Background
The space power supply is an essential important component in a space system, and the solution of the space power supply at present is that a solar battery is used as a main power supply and a space renewable energy source is matched as an energy storage system. The traditional energy storage system is based on Li ion, Ni/MHXThe rechargeable secondary batteries such as Ni/Cd have the fatal weakness of low energy density, for example, the maximum energy density of Li ion batteries with mature technical development is only 200 Wh/Kg; and the energy density of the Renewable Fuel Cell (RFC) serving as a novel energy storage system can reach 400-1000 Wh/Kg.
RFC is an energy conversion and storage system developed on the basis of polymer electrolyte fuel cell and polymer electrolyte water electrolysis technology, which has high energy density, no self-discharge loss in long-term storage, no influence of discharge depth, and more importantly, high pressure H generated when the system works in a water electrolysis mode2And O2Not only can be used for attitude control of a spacecraft, but alsoCan be used for life support system of astronaut. Besides being used for space technology, RFC can be used together with renewable energy sources such as solar energy, wind energy and the like on land or on the sea, and can also be used as an independent distributed mobile power supply system for supplying power to residential areas, communication stations, military bases and the like far away from a power grid. Therefore, the major countries in the world place great importance on the research and development of RFC technology.
RFC is a dual-function system combining a Fuel Cell (FC) and a water electrolysis cell (WE), and the RFC can be divided into a unitary type (URFC) and a split type according to different combination modes of two components of the FC and the WE. As the most advanced RFC technology, the URFC can realize the dual functions of the FC and the WE on the same component, so that the mass ratio power and the volume ratio power of the RFC can be improved to the maximum extent.
The double-effect oxygen electrode is one of the core components of the URFC, in which the catalyst used needs to have both catalytic oxygen reduction and oxygen evolution functions, and the most conceivable solution is to mix the catalyst having the catalytic oxygen reduction function with the catalyst having the catalytic oxygen evolution function as a double-effect oxygen electrode catalyst. For example, US Patent 20030068544 provides a simple mechanical mixing of platinum black and an oxide of Ir or Ru to obtain a dual effect oxygen electrode catalyst. The mechanical mixing can only lead different components in the catalyst to be mixed at the level of aggregate, which causes discontinuous distribution of any component in the space of the catalyst layer, thus not only causing the oxide component with low conductivity to obstruct electron conduction and increase the internal resistance of the catalyst layer, but also causing any component to be incapable of fully occupying the whole space of the catalyst layer and reducing the utilization rate of the catalyst.
In order to solve the above problems, researchers have used supported catalysts to effectively increase the dispersion degree of the supported substances, and there are two supporting strategies, one is to support the oxygen evolution active component on the oxygen evolution active component, and the other is to support the oxygen evolution active component on the oxygen evolution active component.
For example, patent CN101773825A describes a method for preparing a fuel cell dual-effect oxygen electrode catalyst slurry, in which a metal nanoparticle with oxygen reduction activity as a carrier is prepared in the first step, specifically, a proton conducting polymer solution and a precursor solution containing a catalyst metal active component are mixed uniformly, then the PH is adjusted to 8-13, a reducing agent is added, and the mixture is stirred and refluxed at 60-100 ℃ for 1-60 minutes to obtain a proton conducting polymer modified metal nanoparticle colloidal solution; taking metal nano particles modified by a proton conducting polymer as a carrier, and carrying oxygen precipitation active nano particles on the metal nano particles, wherein the preparation method comprises the following steps of firstly uniformly mixing a precursor solution containing a proton conducting polymer solution and an oxygen precipitation active metal component, then uniformly mixing the precursor solution and the colloidal solution obtained in the first step, and then reacting in a closed reaction kettle at the temperature of 90-200 ℃ for 2-24 hours; and thirdly, dialyzing the obtained colloidal solution in an alcohol-water solution by using a dialysis bag to remove impurities, and finally obtaining the double-effect oxygen electrode catalyst.
For example, patent CN103170329A describes a preparation method of a core-shell structure dual-effect oxygen electrode catalyst for a fuel cell, specifically, Ir nano dendrite as a carrier is obtained by using a strong reducing agent, and then Pt is deposited on the surface of Ir by using a weak reducing agent, so as to obtain Ir @ Pt nanoparticles having a core-shell structure and a particle size distribution of 10 to 20nm, wherein the nanoparticles have better oxygen reduction and oxygen precipitation activities than a catalyst in which platinum black and iridium black are mechanically mixed.
However, the preparation method of the supported double-effect oxygen electrode catalyst does not use a chemical reducing agent in the supporting step, some reaction conditions are harsh, and the steps are relatively numerous. The invention adopts a simple and easy loading method, does not use any organic reagent, and directly utilizes noble metal to induce metal ion reduction reaction on platinum black with oxygen reduction activity to load Ir components with oxygen precipitation activity. The method is simple and effective, is green and environment-friendly, and the obtained supported double-effect oxygen electrode catalyst has better oxygen reduction and oxygen precipitation activity than a catalyst mechanically mixed by platinum black and iridium black.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide a preparation method of a catalyst for a double-effect oxygen electrode of an integrated renewable fuel cell.
The preparation method comprises the following steps:
(1) adding platinum black into deionized water, and uniformly dispersing by ultrasonic;
(2) heating the solution obtained in the step (1) to 30-100 ℃, and then adding Ir precursor solution to ensure that the mass ratio of Ir to Pt or Pt element contained in PtM is 0.02-1: 1;
(3) after reacting for 3-48h, centrifugally separating, and then mixing and washing by deionized water and ethanol to obtain the double-effect oxygen electrode catalyst of claim 1.
The preparation method provided by the invention is simple to operate, reaction conditions are easy to control, and the method is a simple and efficient green synthesis method.
The catalyst prepared by the method has the advantages that the noble metal iridium nano particles with oxygen evolution activity are highly dispersed on the carrier metal platinum black with oxygen reduction activity, and can catalyze both oxygen reduction reaction and oxygen evolution reaction, so that the catalyst can be used as a double-effect oxygen electrode catalyst in an integrated renewable fuel cell or an oxygen electrode catalyst taking platinum black as a carrier in a fuel cell.
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In the drawings:
in FIG. 1, transmission electron micrographs of Pt Black, Ir Black, mechanical mixing of Pt Black and Ir Black, and the dual effect oxygen electrode catalyst prepared as in example 3 are shown in (a), (b), (c) and (d), respectively. It can be seen that both Pt Black and Ir Blakck are in the state of agglomerates, (c) the diagram shows that mechanically mixing Pt Black with Ir Blakck is the mixing between agglomerates, and (d) the diagram shows that Ir nanodots are highly dispersed on the support Pt Black.
FIG. 2 shows the catalyst Ir prepared in example 21/Pt10And the catalyst Ir Black + Pt Black prepared according to the comparative example in O2Saturated 0.1MHClO4ORR curves in solution are compared.The electrochemical test conditions were: ensuring that the catalyst loading is the same, the linear scanning speed is 10mV/s, the potential scanning range is 0.2-1.0V, the forward scanning is carried out, and the rotating speed of the rotating disc electrode is 1600 rpm. From the figure, Ir1/Pt10The ORR activity of the catalyst is much higher than that of Ir Black + Pt Black, and the catalyst can be used as an oxygen reduction catalyst for fuel cells.
FIG. 3 shows the catalyst Ir prepared in example 31/Pt5And the catalyst Ir Black + Pt Black prepared according to the comparative example in O2Saturated 0.1MHClO4ORR curves in solution are compared. Electrochemical test conditions were the same as in example 2. From the figure, Ir1/Pt5The ORR activity of the strain is also greatly improved compared with Ir Black + Pt Black.
FIG. 4 shows the catalyst Ir prepared in example 31/Pt5And the catalyst Ir Black + Pt Black prepared according to the comparative example in O2Saturated 0.1MHClO4OER curves in solution are compared. The electrochemical test conditions were: ensuring that the catalyst loading is the same, the linear scanning speed is 5mV/s, the potential scanning range is 1.2-1.64V, the forward scanning is carried out, and the rotating speed of the rotating disc electrode is 1600 rpm. As can be seen from the figure, Ir is compared to mechanically mixed Ir Black + Pt Black1/Pt5The OER activity of (2) is better. Referring to FIGS. 3 and 4, catalyst Ir prepared in example 3 of the present invention1/Pt5The dual-effect ORR and OER activity of the catalyst is superior to that of a mechanical mixed catalyst Ir Black and Pt Black, and the catalyst can be used as a dual-effect catalyst in an integrated renewable fuel cell.
FIG. 5 shows the catalyst Ir prepared in example 41/Pt3And the catalyst Ir Black + Pt Black prepared according to the comparative example in O2Saturated 0.1MHClO4OER curves in solution are compared. Electrochemical test conditions were the same as in example 3. As can be seen from the figure, Ir is compared to mechanically mixed Ir Black + Pt Black1/Pt3The OER activity of (2) is obviously improved, and the catalyst can be used as an oxygen evolution catalyst in a water electrolysis cell.
Detailed Description
Comparative example:
1. accurately weighing 8.5mg of platinum black and 1.5mg of iridium black, adding 2mL of isopropanol serving as a dispersing agent, and 0.1mL of Nafion solution with the mass fraction of 5% serving as an adhesive.
2. And (3) placing the slurry in an ultrasonic pool, and uniformly dispersing by ultrasonic to obtain the mechanically mixed oxygen electrode catalyst which is marked as Ir Black + Pt Black.
Example 1:
1. 29.3mg of platinum black is accurately weighed and added into 36mL of deionized water, and ultrasonic dispersion is carried out for 15 min.
2. Heating the above solution to 30 deg.C, stirring for 30min, and adding 0.03mmol H2IrCl6So that the mass ratio of Ir to Pt was 0.02:1, and the reaction was stirred for 3 hours.
3. After the reaction is finished, naturally cooling to room temperature, then centrifugally separating, and then washing for 4 times by using a mixed solution of deionized water and ethanol to obtain the double-effect oxygen electrode catalyst.
Example 2:
1. 29.3mg of platinum black is accurately weighed and added into 35mL of deionized water, and ultrasonic dispersion is carried out for 15 min.
2. Heating the above solution to 100 deg.C, stirring for 15min, and adding 0.015mmol H2IrCl6So that the mass ratio of Ir to Pt was 1:10, and the reaction was stirred for 12 hours.
3. After the reaction is finished, naturally cooling to room temperature, then centrifugally separating, and washing for 4 times by using a mixed solution of deionized water and ethanol to obtain the double-effect oxygen electrode catalyst which is marked as Ir1/Pt10。
Example 3:
1. 29.3mg of platinum black is accurately weighed and added into 36mL of deionized water, and ultrasonic dispersion is carried out for 15 min.
2. Heating the above solution to 100 deg.C, stirring for 15min, and adding 0.03mmol H2IrCl6So that the mass ratio of Ir to Pt was 1:5, and the reaction was stirred for 12 hours.
3. After the reaction is finished, naturally cooling to room temperature, then centrifugally separating, and washing for 4 times by using a mixed solution of deionized water and ethanol to obtain the double-effect oxygen electrode catalyst which is marked as Ir1/Pt5。
Example 4:
1. accurately weighing 35.1mg of platinum black, adding the platinum black into 48mL of deionized water, and carrying out ultrasonic dispersion for 15 min.
2. Heating the above solution to 100 deg.C, stirring for 15min, and adding 0.06mmol H2IrCl6So that the mass ratio of Ir to Pt was 1:3, and the reaction was stirred for 12 hours.
3. After the reaction is finished, naturally cooling to room temperature, then centrifugally separating, and washing for 4 times by using a mixed solution of deionized water and ethanol to obtain the double-effect oxygen electrode catalyst which is marked as Ir1/Pt3。
Example 5:
1. 29.3mg of platinum black is accurately weighed and added into 60mL of deionized water, and ultrasonic dispersion is carried out for 15 min.
2. Heating the above solution to 100 deg.C, stirring for 15min, and adding 0.15mmol H2IrCl6So that the mass ratio of Ir to Pt was 1:1, and the reaction was stirred for 48 hours.
3. After the reaction is finished, naturally cooling to room temperature, then centrifugally separating, and then washing for 4 times by using a mixed solution of deionized water and ethanol to obtain the double-effect oxygen electrode catalyst.
Example 6:
1. 29.28mg of platinum black is accurately weighed and added into 36mL of deionized water, and ultrasonic dispersion is carried out for 15 min.
2. Heating the above solution to 100 deg.C, stirring for 15min, and adding 0.03mmol IrCl3So that the mass ratio of Ir to Pt was 1:5, and the reaction was stirred for 12 hours.
3. After the reaction is finished, naturally cooling to room temperature, then centrifugally separating, and then washing for 4 times by using a mixed solution of deionized water and ethanol to obtain the double-effect oxygen electrode catalyst.