%0 Journal Article %T ElectrocatalyticOxidationofMethanolandEthanolbyCarbonCeramicElectrodeModifiedwithNi/AlLDHNanoparticles %A Ghasem KARIM-NEZHAD %A Sara PASHAZADEH %A Ali PASHAZADEH %J ´ß»¯Ñ§±¨ %P 1809-1816 %D 2012 %R 10.1016/S1872-2067(11)60452-X %X £¿ANi/Allayereddoublehydroxide(LDH)nanoparticlemodifiedcarbonceramicelectrode(Ni/AlLDH/NMCC)wasfabricatedandusedfortheelectrocatalyticoxidationofmethanolandethanolinalkalinemedia.Cyclicvoltammetric(CV)studiesshowedthatitgaveasignificantlyhigheractivityformethanolandethanoloxidationandcanbeusedasanelectrocatalyticanodeforfuelcells.Thekineticparametersoftheelectrontransfercoefficient(¦Á)andnumberofelectronsinvolvedintheratedeterminingstep(n¦Á)fortheoxidationofmethanolandethanolweredeterminedusingCV.Theanodiccurrentsshowedalineardependenceontheconcentrationofmethanolandethanol. %K nickel %K aluminium %K layereddoublehydroxide %K modifiedcarbonceramicelectrode %K electrocatalyticoxidation %K methanol %K ethanol %U http://www.chxb.cn/CN/abstract/abstract20842.shtml