Mohammad Ali Kamyabi - Electroanalytical Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science,University of Zanjan, Postal Code ۴۵۳۷۱-۳۸۷۹۱, Zanjan, Iran
Mir Karim Hashemi Heris - Electroanalytical Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science,University of Zanjan, Postal Code ۴۵۳۷۱-۳۸۷۹۱, Zanjan, Iran
Salma Jadali - Electroanalytical Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science,University of Zanjan, Postal Code ۴۵۳۷۱-۳۸۷۹۱, Zanjan, Iran

In this work, a polymer composite based on poly ۴-aminothiophenol (p-ATP) is used as an appropriate support for Pd nanoparticles. The morphological studies reveal a nanofiber structure patterned on the multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) for the synthesized catalyst viz. Pd/p-ATP/MWCNT. The Pd/p-ATP/MWCNT catalyst delivers a high mass activity (۳۲۴۵mA mgPd−۱) and high resistant against poisoning species during ethanol oxidation in the alkaline media. Finally, the superb activity of the synthesized catalyst is explicated according to the mechanism of ethanol oxidation on the synthesized catalyst.

۴-aminothiophenol; Pd Nanoparticles; Ethanol Oxidation; Antipoisoning Property