Patent ID: 8759247
Filing Date: 2014-06-24
Classification: B82Y,H01M,Y02E,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A method of making a methanol electro-oxidation catalyst, comprising the steps of: adding SBA-15 mesoporous silica to a 0.5M rare earth metal nitrate solution in ethanol to form an intermediate solution; evaporating the intermediate solution to obtain a dry powder; oxidizing the dry powder to form a composition of an oxide of a rare earth metal and SBA-15 mesoporous silica adding a sucrose and sulfuric acid solution to the composition to form a slurry; drying the slurry to form a secondary dry powder; carbonizing the secondary dry powder to form a composition of an oxide of a rare earth metal and mesoporous carbon; performing NaBH adding a platinum precursor to form a secondary slurry; and drying the secondary slurry to form the methanol electro-oxidation catalyst.