Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6974597 | Process Safety and Environmental Protection | 2015 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Nickel recovered in the recycling process of Ni-Cd batteries was used as a main component of bath for electrodeposition of nickel onto carbon fabric in order to obtain C/Ni composite. A part of the obtained composite was additionally coated with a thin layer of palladium (C/Ni/Pd composite). All the materials were investigated to assess the possibility of their use in the processes of electrochemical storage (sorption/desorption) of hydrogen and electrochemical oxidation of methanol. The obtained results showed the composites to be active electrode materials in these processes. The electrodes exhibited high activity and cyclability, especially in the process of methanol oxidation due to electrocatalytic activity of both nickel deposited onto carbon fabric and the outer layer of porous palladium coating nickel substrate.
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Authors
Jan M. SkowroÅski, Tomasz Rozmanowski, MaÅgorzata OsiÅska,