Volume 124, Issue 6 pp. 4671-4677

Polyaniline nanofibers supported on titanium as templates for immobilization of Pd nanoparticles: A new electro-catalyst for hydrazine oxidation

M. G. Hosseini

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M. G. Hosseini

Department of Physical Chemistry, Electrochemistry Research Laboratory University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran

Department of Physical Chemistry, Electrochemistry Research Laboratory University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran===Search for more papers by this author
S. Zeynali

S. Zeynali

Department of Physical Chemistry, Electrochemistry Research Laboratory University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran

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M. M. Momeni

M. M. Momeni

Department of Physical Chemistry, Electrochemistry Research Laboratory University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran

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R. Najjar

R. Najjar

Department of Organic Chemistry, Polymer Research Laboratory, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran

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First published: 06 December 2011
Citations: 12

Abstract

Palladium nanoparticles (Pd-NPs)/polyaniline (PAni)/titanium (Ti) catalysts were prepared using electroless deposition of Pd-NPs on PAni matrixes coated on Ti substrate. PAni/Ti electrodes were synthesized by electro-polymerization of aniline on Ti. The morphology of Pd-NPs on PAni/Ti electrodes were characterized by scanning electron microscopy technique and results indicated that Pd-NPs were uniformly dispersed on the surface of PAni film. The electro-catalytic properties of Pd-NPs/PAni/Ti catalysts toward oxidation of hydrazine were investigated by different electrochemical methods and results showed that Pd-NPs/PAni/Ti catalysts have high electrochemical activity. In addition, the mechanism of hydrazine electrochemical oxidation catalyzed by Pd-NPs/PAni/Ti was investigated. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2011

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