Extract from a common kitchen spice could be key to greener, more efficient fuel cells

https://news.clemson.edu/extract-from-a-common-kitchen-spice-could-be-key-to-greener-more-efficient-fuel-cells/

"Curcumin is used to decorate the gold nanoparticles to stabilize them, forming a porous network around the nanoparticles... deposited curcumin gold nanoparticle on surface of electrode at a 100 times lower electric current than previous studies. Without the curcumin coating gold nanoparticles agglomerate... Without this curcumin coating performance is poor... We need this coating to stabilize and create porous environment around nanoparticles, and then they do a super job with alcohol oxidation"

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https://www.imeche.org/news/news-article/electricity-out-one-way-green-hydrogen-the-other-engineering-the-reversible-fuel-cell

The Hydrogen Stream: Fuel cell that uses iron instead of expensive platinum

https://www.pv-magazine.com/2022/04/26/the-hydrogen-stream-fuel-cell-that-uses-iron-instead-of-expensive-platinum/

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https://www.pv-magazine.com/2022/05/13/the-hydrogen-stream-carbon-coated-nickel-anode-to-solve-problems-of-hydrogen-fuel-cell-without-precious-metals/