Meet the editor

Lindiwe Khotseng has been an associate professor in the Chemistry Department, University of the Western Cape, South Africa since 2015. Prior to this, she worked as the managing director of ESKOM Centre for Electrocatalytic Research, South African Institute for Materials Research, University of the Western Cape. Dr. Khotseng obtained her Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa, in 2004 and PG Diploma

in T&L (HE) at the University of the Western Cape in 2022. Her research focus is on energy and nanomaterials. She has published in qualified international journals or specialized books and presented at international chemical meetings. She has graduated sixteen MSc and five Ph.D. students. She has served on various leadership committees at her faculty and NRF panels. She received the DTI Technology Award as Outstanding Black Researcher in her research field in 2013. Dr. Khotseng is a professional member of the South African Chemical Institute (SACI), the Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD), and the International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE).

Contents

**Section 1**

for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells *by Dang Long Quan and Phuoc Huu Le*

*and Lindiwe Eudora Khotseng*

**Section 2**

Products

for Alkaline Direct Alcohol Fuel Cells *by Qian Xu, Jiajia Zhang and Chunzhen Yang*

**Preface XI**

Electrocatalysts for Energy/Fuel Cell Applications **1**

**Chapter 1 3**

**Chapter 2 27**

**Chapter 3 47**

Electrocatalysts for a Cleaner Environment **61**

**Chapter 4 63**

**Chapter 5 81**

**Chapter 6 103**

Recent Advances in Pt-Based Binary and Ternary Alloy Electrocatalysts

Nickel Foam Electrode with Low Catalyst Loading and High Performance

Investigation of Synthesis Methods for Improved Platinum-Ruthenium

*by Adebare Nurudeen Adewunmi, Sabejeje Akindeji Jerome, Su Huaneng* 

Heterogeneous Electrocatalysts for CO2 Reduction to Value Added

Investigation of Zn/Ni-Based Electrocatalysts for Electrochemical

*by Mohammadali Beheshti, Saeid Kakooei, Mokhtar Che Ismail* 

C-H Activation/Functionalization via Metalla-Electrocatalysis *by Guilherme M. Martins, Najoua Sbei, Geórgia C. Zimmer* 

Nanoparticles Supported on Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotube

Electrocatalysts for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells

*by M. Amin Farkhondehfal and Juqin Zeng*

Conversion of CO2 to SYNGAS

*and Shohreh Shahrestani*

*and Nisar Ahmed*
