Influence of Synthesis pH on Textural Properties of Carbon Xerogels as Supports for Pt/CXs Catalysts for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left">Sample</td><td align="center">% w/w Pt</td><td align="center">Pt crystal size (nm)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Pt/CX_550</td><td align="center">17</td><td align="center">6.2</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Pt/CX_580</td><td align="center">18</td><td align="center">4.5</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Pt/CB_Vulcan</td><td align="center">17</td><td align="center">4.0</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Pt-E-TEK</td><td align="center">18</td><td align="center">3.0</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

International Journal of Electrochemistry

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Table 2: Influence of Synthesis pH on Textural Properties of Carbon Xerogels as Supports for Pt/CXs Catalysts for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells 