Nickel as a catalyst for the electro-oxidation of 2-propanol in alkaline medium

In the recent years a great deal of interest exists for finding a suitable electrocatalyst in alcohol fuel cell have both high efficiency and low price. The electrocatalytic oxidation of MeOH, EtOH on electrodes such as Pt, Pd, Au, Ni have been reported. But Ni recently has been more interested due to its low price and good efficiency [1]. In this work we focuses on the electrochemical oxidation of 2-propanol on nickel in the alkaline solution.