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Metal-Carbon Composites Based on Carbonized Melamine-Formaldehyde Polymer and Their Electrocatalytic Properties

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Metal/N-doped carbon (M/C–N) composites were prepared using the melamine-formaldehyde polymer (MFP) as a source of C–N carbon and a metal salt (Cu2+, Ni2+, Co2+) by two synthesis methods: (1) introduction of a metal salt by in situ polycondensation of melamine with formaldehyde followed by thermal treatment at 400, 500, and 700°C and (2) chemical reduction of metal cations in the presence of carbonized MFP. The phase compositions and morphology of the resulting composites were analyzed by X-ray diffractometry and electron microscopy. Their electrocatalytic properties were studied in the electrohydrogenation of acetophenone. The Cu/C–N composites prepared by method 2 showed higher electrocatalytic activity due to the additional reduction of copper cations in the electrochemical system. The synthesis of composites by method 1 and their thermal treatment led to the formation of metal oxides and their reduced forms, lying mostly inside the carbon matrix of the carbonized MFP.

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This study was financially supported by the Science Committee of the Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan Republic (project no. АР08855930).

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    N. M. Ivanova, Z. M. Muldakhmetov, E. A. Soboleva, Ya. A. Visurkhanova & T. S. Zhivotova

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Ivanova, N.M., Muldakhmetov, Z.M., Soboleva, E.A. et al. Metal-Carbon Composites Based on Carbonized Melamine-Formaldehyde Polymer and Their Electrocatalytic Properties. Russ J Electrochem 58, 946–956 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1023193522100056

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