The Use of Diamond for Energy Conversion System Applications: A Review

Table 1

Survey of recent publications on metal/metal oxide particles from microemulsions deposited onto BDD thin film electrodes with applications in fuel cells.

Catalyst	Microemulsion system	Metal precursor	Reducing/precipitating agent	Particle diameter (nm)	Catalytic reaction	Reference
Pt	BRIJ-30^1/n-heptane	H2PtCl6	NH2NH2	2–3	Methanol oxidation	[20]
Pt-Ru	BRIJ-30^1/n-heptane	H2PtCl6, RuCl3	NaBH4	2–5	Methanol and ethanol oxidation	[21]
Pt-Sn	BRIJ-30^1/n-heptane	H2PtCl6, SnCl2	NaBH4	2–5	Ethanol oxidation	[22]
Pt/Ru/Sn	BRIJ-30^1/n-heptane	H2PtCl6, RuCl3, SnCl2	NaBH4	2–5	Methanol and ethanol oxidation	[23]

¹BRIJ-30: Polyoxyethylene (4) lauryl ether (non ionic surfactant).