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The electrochemical investigation of borohydride oxidation reaction (BOR) at the three electrocatalysts by cyclic voltammetry reveals different behavior for each material. BOR is found to be a first-order reaction at the three electrocatalysts, with an apparent activation energy of 10.6 and 13.8 kJ mol\u22121 for Pt\/c-IL and Au\/c-IL electrocatalysts, respectively. A number of exchanged electrons of 5.0, 2.4, and 2.0 is obtained for BOR at Pt\/c-IL, Au\/c-IL, and Ni\/c-IL electrodes, respectively. Direct borohydride-peroxide fuel cell (DBPFC) tests done at temperatures in the 25\u201365 \u00b0C range show ca. four times higher power density when using a Pt\/c-IL anode than with an Au\/c-IL anode. Peak power densities of 40.6 and 120.5 mW cm\u22122 are achieved at 25 and 65 \u00b0C, respectively, for DBPFC with a Pt\/c-IL anode electrocatalyst.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/catal11050632","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,5,14]],"date-time":"2021-05-14T10:54:22Z","timestamp":1620989662000},"page":"632","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Ionic Liquid-Derived Carbon-Supported Metal Electrocatalysts as Anodes in Direct Borohydride-Peroxide Fuel Cells"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"11","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2266-6738","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jadranka","family":"Miliki\u0107","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Physical Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Studentski trg 12-16, 11158 Belgrade, Serbia"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8060-0668","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Raisa C. 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