Resumen de Fabrication of platinum nanoparticle/boron nitride quantum dots/6-methyl-2-(3-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzylidenamino)-benzothiazole (ils) nanocomposite for electrocatalytic oxidation of methanol
Fuel cells have important applications in recent decades due to high-energy demands, fossil fuel depletions and environmental pollution throughout world. A fuel cell is an electrochemical cell that converts a source fuel into an electrical current. It generates electricity inside a cell through reactions between a fuel and an oxidant, triggered in the presence of an electrolyte. In this study, preparation of Platinum nanoparticle (PtNPs)/boron nitride quantum dots (BNQDs)/6-methyl-2-(3-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzylidenamino)-benzothiazole (ILs) nanocomposite (PtNPs/BNQDs/ILs) has been made. Afterwards, using various equipment and methods, characterization has been carried out. These equipment and methods are as follows: Transmission Electron Microscope, Scanning Electron Microscope, X-Ray Photo Electron Spectroscopy, Energy-Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy and X-Ray Diffraction Method. The catalyst developed on PtNPs/BNQDs/ILs has proven to be cost-effective. Moreover, the PtNPs/BNQDs/ILs nanocomposite has achieved a higher peak for the current oxidation of methanol, when compared to BNQDs/ILs and ILs. Therefore, this catalyst has a better catalytic activity.
