Carbon-Based Metal-Free Catalysts, 2 Volumes

3Hydrothermal Carbon Materials for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction

Kathrin Preuss^*, Mo Qiao^*, and Maria‐Magdalena Titirici

Queen Mary University of London, School of Engineering and Materials Science and Materials Research Institute, Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS, UK

3.1 Introduction

Nowadays, climate change seems almost unstoppable, unless governments manage to drastically reduce their greenhouse gas emissions through legislation and encourage alternative energy technologies. Although renewable energy resources are a promising alternative to burning fossil fuels, their widespread commercialization is still limited, mostly due to high cost and implementation. A good example for this are fuel cells, where the use of platinum (Pt) as a catalyst ...