A novel titanium-supported silver catalyst(Ag/Ti)with a 3D network structure was prepared by the hydrothermal process using polyethylene glycol as a reduction agent.Electrocatalytic activity of the Ag/Ti electrode towards borohydride oxidation was evaluated by cyclic voltammograms(CVs).A direct oxidation process of borohydride on the Ag/Ti electrode was observed.The results showed that the Ag/Ti electrode presented a high anodic current density for borohydride oxidation,and the onset potential for borohydride oxidation was ca-0.64 V vs SCE at BH-4 concentration of 0.1 mol·L-1.This indicated that the Ag/Ti electrode exhibited high electrocatalytic activity for borohydride oxidation and it would be a promising anode used in direct borohydride fuel cells.
A novel titanium-supported nickel electrode(Ni/Ti) was fabricated by a hydrothermal process using NiSO4 and hydrazine as raw materials. The structure of Ni/Ti was characterized by SEM and EDS. Oxidation of hydrazine on the Ni/Ti electrode in 1 mol·L-1 NaOH solution was studied with cyclic voltammograms(CV) and chronoamperometry (CA).The results show that Ni/Ti electrode was electrochemically active towards hydrazine oxidation. The high current density was recorded on the Ni/Ti electrode,and the onset potential for the hydrazine oxidation was-0.3 V as the hydrazine concentration was 70 mmol·L-1. This novel nickel electrode would be a promising anodic material used in direct hydrazine fuel cells.
