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%A WANG Yi1, ZENG Xiangan2, LIU Hong1, SONG Shuqin2,*%T Effect of Preparation Conditions of Catalyst Ink on the Electrochemical Properties of Pt/C Catalyst%0 Journal Article%D 2011%J Chinese Journal of Catalysis%R 10.3724/SP.J.1088.2011.00736%P 184-188%V 32%N 1%U {http://www.chxb.cn/CN/abstract/article_20287.shtml}%8 2011-01-13%X The influence of the main catalyst ink preparation parameters, such as sonication dispersing time and dispersants, on the electrochemical performance of 50%Pt/C was studied and discussed. The sonication dispersion time and dispersants have obvious effects on the performance of Pt/C. The optimized sonication dispersion time is 10 min. In the case of sonication dispersion time less than 10 min,the performance is inferior because of the uncompleted dispersion of the electrocatalyst. While in the case of sonication dispersion time more than 10 min, theperformance is also poor due to Pt particles agglomeration caused by the temperature increase in the catalyst ink during the sonication dispersion process. Thedispersants also significantly affect the activity of Pt/C. When ethanol is adopted as the dispersant, Pt/C possesses a higher electrochemical surface area andexhibits the highest activity for oxygen reduction reaction. This could be attri

buted to the joint characteristics of low polarization and low viscosity of ethanol. Moreover, the lower temperature of the catalyst ink during the sonication dispersion process using ethanol as the dispersant also contributes to its desirable electrochemical results.