Oxygen reduction catalyst
OwnerViola BIRSS, Aislinn SIRKinventors
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Abstract
A oxygen reduction catalyst includes a coordination complex of a transition metal and a nitrogen-carbon ligand. The catalyst may be formed by preparing a sol-gel with a metal salt such as a cobalt salt in an alcohol and adding the ligand slowly while refluxing. The catalyst may be adsorbed onto carbon powder and heat treated.
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A method of forming a catalyst comprising the step of reacting a transition metal with a nitrogen-carbon ligand.
An oxygen reduction catalyst comprising a coordination complex of a transition metal and a nitrogen-carbon ligand.
A method of forming a catalyst comprising the step of contacting cobalt nitrogen-carbon ligand salt with sodium ethoxide.
A method of forming a catalyst comprising the steps of contacting a nitrogen-carbon ligand with cobalt ions in an aqueous solution and evaporating the solution to a gel.
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