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BBQ in the Sunshine State
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- magnoliaqween Jun 4, 2008 08:09 AM
I am a Mississippi transplant and am DEEPLY saddened at the lack of good BBQ that SoFla has to offer. One of the only things I am a snob about is BBQ (the other is Alabama football!!) Maybe I am missing some places... suggestions?!? I am willing to drive... just looking for a direction!
There's an old fashioned BBQ place on Calle Ocho within a few blocks from the intersection of Douglas Road that makes decent BBQ. Can't remember the name but it was something like Bob's Cabin. Also, there's Sonny's locations all over town, including the one on US 1 near Dadeland. Granted, I'm sure it's not as delish as Miss. BBQ, but it'll tide you over.
IMHO, you can forget Sonny's. Or any other chain BBQ.
There's a wonderful BBQ place on Highway 41 (Tamiami Trail) just West of Miami on the way to the Everglades and Naples. It's on the south side close to Krome Avenue (at least i think it's Krome Ave.) Whenever I go to Miami from my home on Marco Island, I always stop there for pulled pork. Wish I could remember the name.
In Ft. Lauderdale, there's Tom Jenkins' BBQ at 1236 South Federal Highway. It's one of my very favorite BBQ joints! You'll smell the smoke a block away.
Good luck!
re: 1stmakearoux
As far as eating meats that have been (legitimately) cooked low-n-slow....South Florida has two very solid establishments in Tom Jenkins BBQ in Ft. Lauderdale and BBQ Beach on Miami Beach.....I regularly attend (and judge) professional BBQ competitions....like Memphis in May.....BarbeQlossal.....and these two restaurants serve 'real' BBQ.....Maybe not World Championship caliber BBQ.....but as restaurnat BBQ goes....very, very good.....And there are others out there....but these two places are extremely reliable and it's always best to hit them during prime time to ensure the meat is hot, fresh and un-rotated (and that goes with any BBQ establishment)
The place that 1stmakearoux is thinking about is a place simply called "The Pit".......It's not bad and I've eaten there probably more times than I'd care to remember....Their meats are more grilled than low-n-slowed....kind of like Shorty's.....and it's edible.....But not nearly as good as Tom Jenkins or BBQ Beach.....Have read good things about The Georgia Pig but haven't visited there as of yet.....
I'm from Georgia and there is only one worthy place between Ft. Lauderdale and Stuart that I know of. If you like Texas style BBQ that is properly smoked like nobody else does it, then read my review about Austin's Smokehouse in Hobe Sound. There is no other choice that I know of.
Otherwise, expect nothing but faux-Q at all of these other places I have been.
Park Avenue BBQ
Mississippi Sweets
Georgia Pig
Do NOT go to this place:
Lucille's Bad To The Bone
re: freakerdude
No other Texas-style joints? I prefer smoky, spicy, and *hot* over the vinegary, sweet that you get with southern-style BBQ. Dry-rub is really good, too.
re: freakerdude
Did Austin's take over CW Barbeque?
re: flavrmeistr
CW's is still there and they both are within a mile or less of each other. Austin's is on Bridge Road between US1 and A1A/Dixie. I can't get myself to even try CW's with what I get at Austin's, but maybe one day.
re: HotMelly
I knew I left one out and it is Troy's in Boynton, only open from Thurs thru Sunday I believe. Troy's has charcoal with "grilled" BBQ (not smoked) and it is not a destination place. Good if in the area and you may want to read the reviews on Troy's first.
I think Troy's is second best out of the places I have listed and is much better than the Georgia Pig.
re: HotMelly
You are completely dead on!!! I couldn't wait until this weekend, and went last night... MUCH TO MY DELIGHT!! I ate my entire rib dinner with glee and used all three napkins given to me. My BF and I both agreed it was well worth the 67 mile round trip!!!!
I hereby give my official endorsement of TROY's as being the closest to real southern BBQ that i have had in SoFla. (Sauce was differnent and not as plentiful as I am used to. Also ribs were smaller and slightly less moist than normal, although still better than anything else I have had outside of the SOuth).
The atmosphere, including smoker in the back, and friendly laughing faces, made me so happy that I almost felt at home!
2 rib dinners, including wonderful mac and cheese, peas, and cornbread, cost a mere $26.50.
re: magnoliaqween
Wow...this thread is taking off! I'm really glad you liked it and if you are up near Hobe Sound, definitely check out Austin's Smokehouse. It's well worth it IMO. As you can tell, I love my Q!
And HotMelly was the one who brought up Troy's after I completely forgot about it.
Based soley on Freakerdude's recommendation, I went to Austin's in Hobe Sound.....I also thought the BBQ there was very, very good...authentic....low-n-slow....But the meals there were very, very over-priced and under-portioned....(read reviews on this place in various newspapers and their comments are also similar)....Austin's isn't worth the drive from South Florida if Jenkins and BBQ Beach is closer by for you.....Remember, gas if $4 a gallon!!....But if you're in the Palm Beaches or Treasure Coast....Austins does serve very good BBQ and is worth stopping by.....It's also in a very affluent area and perhaps that's why the prices at Austins are so high and the portions so small......
re: LargeLife
I still think People's BBQ is better than BBQ Beach. When I went to BBQ Beach, I thought that by comparision the corn bread, sides and ribs were just not as good. As for the ribs, it might be the sauce, not only the ribs, that won me over at People's. But that's me.
re: mialebven
I liked People's BBQ....but they cut up the ribs in a way that didn't work for me.....I really liked the sides that they had there....collards...mac-n-cheese and cornbread and fried okra.....But BBQ Beach is strong in Ribs, Chicken, Brisket and Pulled Pork and their stuff is smoked for way longer periods of time which I like......I like People's...But meat vs meat...and that's what BBQ is all about....BBQ Beach wins easily in my book....
re: LargeLife
re: marky123
THIS IS SO EXCITING! Thank you for all of your recommendations, although I highly disagree with any endorsement of Tom Jenkins... way overpriced and highly under-seasoned... not to mention a rip off!!
I am going to try Troy's this weekend. I also have found some others and would love any suggestions on these:
Elwood's Dixie BBQ in Del Ray
Robinson's BBQ in Boynton
John D's Tavern and Cracker Style BBQ in WPB
Ayos Louisianna BBQ in WPB
re: magnoliaqween
I notice hardly any of these places are in Miami, aside from Shorty's (and I never think of Miami Beach as part of "Miami" proper). I wonder what it is about Miami that doesn't attract good BBQ joints or fans. Is the largely Hispanic population just not that into it?
re: Big Bad Voodoo Lou
It's the market - but really, there's plenty of barbecue joints in Miami too - restaurants and smokers by the streets. Miami New Times mentions a smoker in South Miami and DailyCocaine has mentioned one up on Biscayne. Then there's the Jamaican restaurants that makes their own barbecue and then there's the Cuban ones. But really, they each all have their own flavor and may not constitute what we call barbecue except for the select few. We're picky eaters here and appreciating diverse tastes when it comes to the same cut of meat is often hard to do, especially since most people grow up with one type of "barbecue."
As a South American, my traditional barbecue is at a steak house, not a "barbecue joint." I'm sure the same can be said of many other, but not all, Hispanics.
What I'm trying to say... Miami doesn't lack any barbecue. Maybe it just needs more of every type of barbecue to appease everyone's tastes so that it could compete with the type of barbecue up "north."
re: mialebven
Best barbeque I ever had in Miami was in an alley near Red Road and 130th in Hialeah. Wonderful golden-brown ribs and succulent chopped pork with maduros and a huge helping of congri for $5. No sauce. Beer and sodas on ice for a buck. Fabulous. Went there about 5-6 times before they folded the tent. Literally, for that's what it was--a tent and six cookers made from 55 gallon drums. Barbecue Shangri-La. *sigh*
re: Big Bad Voodoo Lou
Why is there so little good Southern style "Q" in Miami? As my friend from Deland says, "in Florida you have to go north to get to the south".
re: stuartlafonda
Could it be that >90% of the folks in Baja Florida aren't from the South, but are foreigners on one kind or another?
No disrespect intended.
Just observing that most folks are from the Caribean, South America or North of the Mason Dixon line.
I should know, I live in Snowbirdistan (aka Alta Flo-ri-da)
re: magnoliaqween
Hell, try 'em all! How else will you know?
re: flavrmeistr
I think I am- I tried Troy's last night (67 MILE TRIP) and was extremely pleased that I did. I posted about it above, and give it my highest recommendation!!
re: LargeLife
Austin's large pork sandwich is like $7.99 with chips and samplers with ribs, brisket, and pork with two sides are around $16. You'll spend more than this at a TGI Chilibee's. I drive around 20 miles one way from NPB just to go there.
In comparison to the Ga. Pig it is expensive, b/c the most expensive plate @ GP is $11. There is no comparison to what is served.
re: freakerdude
You can also try The Miracle Rib on Avenue D in Ft. Pierce. Just don't wear any jewelry and don't go alone. Forget seedy; the neighborhood is BAD. Ribs are the best. There is also Norris's on US1 just north of town. Not as good, but not as scary.
re: flavrmeistr
The Miracle Rib is pretty darned good....but very inconsistent because when you get there they either have ribs hot and ready to go....or they don't....sides were very good and tasty....Hated to see Tillman's close....I thought their ribs were superior to The Miracle Rib....I know that 'Hood pretty well and there' no reason not to go.....It's a bad neighborhood but NOTHING will happen to anyone on their property...it's an 'honor code'......Norris?? If you like parboiled ribs....that's the place for you....I like mine low-n-slow and I'm going to fire up my Big Green Egg tomorrow for about 6 hours.....Can't wait
re: LargeLife
Dude, I'm impressed. I've been posting on this board for years about the Miracle and you're the first person to acknowledge the place. The ribs are pretty good; the sauce and the sides are outstanding. Okra and tomatoes, lima beans, collards. Good honest cooking. Still, it is on the Avenue and it's best to stay on your toes. (Interesting side note: Crack cocaine was invented on Avenue D.)
re: flavrmeistr
Thanks for the mad props! I'm a BBQ aficionado....and I'll go just about anywhere to eat it.....Avenue D is a pretty interesting place and I'm not at all surprised that's where crack cocaine was invented there!!.....As I wrote....I liked Miracle but the inconsistency as far as ribs not always being readily available drove me nuts.....Their sides and cornbreads were really, really great......I'll go just about anywhere for BBQ.....Stubbs in Austin....Sonny Bryan's (original) in Dallas.....or Avenue D in Ft. Pierce...if it's good....I'll get there eventually......I thought Tillmans ribs were the best I had ever eaten....and he closed up....dang!
re: freakerdude
We're splitting hairs here...but that's why chowhound exists....My wife owns a catering company....and we do everything from 5-star gourmet to company BBQ/Picnics....I know what meat costs...shrinkage....portioning and all that goes with it....Andy by the portions given....Austin's is crazy expensive.....And again...that's not just my opinion....I read 3 different reviews in 3 different papers and each one said the same thing.....But again....it's in Jupiter....close to Jupiter Island....and the folks there don't care much about what anything costs.....I though the "Chek" brand soft drinks was a nice touch too!.....
re: LargeLife
Chek colas....hehehe. I get a red cream soda every time I am there. Gotta go get my Q fix today with all of this talk going on.
re: LargeLife
It's actually in Hobe Sound.
re: freakerdude
What eMac claims and what the prices actually are is different. The above prices I mentioned are higher than I thought. While they are neither "very expensive" nor "crazy expensive", they aren't much higher than most other Q joints. This is a business he is running and not community service. I highly doubt he gets much biz from the Jupiter Island folks nor do I doubt that he prices his food according to that area.
Here are Austin's real prices and Chowhounders can decide for themselves if they consider this very expensive.
"Real deal" pulled pork sandwich with chips 4.95 Large 6.50
They also have smoked brisket or beef sandwiches for the same price. You won't find a large pulled pork sandwich much bigger or with more pork on it than this one. And the properly smoked quality of the pork is top notch.
Platters and plates below include 2 sides and cornbread:
Pork platter 9.95
Brisket platter 11.95
Ribs 12.95
Samplers are 14.95 and 15.95 with three meats
The samplers are actually too much food for most people. Other offerings besides two types of ribs, one dry rubbed and one mago bbq sauced, are smoked chicken, turkey, and beef. And there's much more on the menu than just the above like chili, smoked fish dip, queso dip, a southwestern style burritos, and other sandwiches .
Sides are the only slightly expensive thing at 2.50 each but well worth it. Campfire beans are butt kickin' good and I get them every time I go. My large pork sandwich, chips, campfire beans, and drink was a whopping $10.
Don't let eMac's unfounded complaint about overpriced, underportioned BBQ sway you from trying this place. You will not find anything better.
re: freakerdude
As I previously wrote....I urged folks to check out other reviews of the restaurant from various other newspaper sources....not just my own review....And those other newspaper sources ALL commented that they didn't think they' were getting much food for the money.....So...it's not just MY comment....others also suggested the very same thing......
I also commented that I thought his food was quite good.....and that we liked the food there quite a bit.....and would stop by again if in the area.....But as good as it was...it just wasn't worth the 80+ mile round trip drive for us.....For US!
My comments weren't unfounded.....I have a pretty good grasp on and understand today's food costs....rising food costs....portioning and the like.....I happen to own a reasonably successful catering company with my wife.....and I know what it costs to serve good food.....And if you think that restauranteurs don't price their products to match the wallet size of who is walking into their establishments....you sir would be incorrect!......If you don't think that the affluent folks from Jupiter Island don't like BBQ or don't stop by and eat at this establishment....again...you sir....would be incorrect....It's called effective marketing of your product.......
I liked this place....I would go back there again.....It was very, very good as low-n-slow BBQ'd meats go.....The fact remains that....for the size of portions served....they were expensive....But again....don't take just my word for it....Check out various reviews on this same restaurant by various area writers.......And you'll see their comments coincide with mine......That's all....
re: LargeLife
The affluent folks from Jupiter Island are rarely ever in town. When they are, they don't do their own shopping. These are the people who consider Palm Beach "vulgar". The serious money. They don't have anything to do with Hobe Sound when visiting their winter digs. If the serious money wants barbecue, the help takes care of it. You won't find them standing in line for campfire beans.
re: flavrmeistr
I dunno....rich folks get out and slum once in a while......My wife's company handles 4 to 5 events on Jupiter Island per year....I'd say these folks were of old or older money.....And we find those rich, older money types to be the easiest to work with....if not more courtous and considerate.....But that's just been our experience....
re: LargeLife
Definitely old money, possibly the oldest. I've done a lot of work there myself over the years. It's been a mixed bag, to say the least. Rarely have I ever dealt with (or even seen) an actual resident. Their staff handles everything.
magnolia.Just a few of my other favorites in Palm Beach county...
Hurricane Alley in Boynton...They have a website
Waterfront Tiki Sea Grill....Riviera Beach Marina


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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) issued two Records of Decision (ROD) for the required National Environmental Policy Act analysis on the Chicago-St. Louis high-speed rail corridor, positioning the project for future federal funding to improve passenger rail speeds, frequencies and reliability.
In its decisions, the FRA selected the Rock Island Corridor as the most efficient route between Joliet and Chicago and chose a consolidated route along 10th Street through Springfield. The decisions will make the corridor eligible for new trains, improved frequencies, help improve on-time performance and ultimately reduce travel time to less than four hours.
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Since 2010, IDOT has received more than $1.4 billion in previously awarded federal funds to develop high-speed rail service between Chicago and St. Louis and build the next generation of American-made trains. Included in these investments are track, equipment, and signaling improvements for 110 mph passenger rail service, as well as station enhancements.
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PARIS (AP) - The big-budget biopic "Grace of Monaco" will hold its world premiere at the opening of the Cannes Film Festival in May, after its original March release date was delayed without explanation.
Festival organizers said Friday that the film about Grace Kelly, directed by Olivier Dahan, will open the May 14-25 event this year. The film stars Nicole Kidman as Grace, who went from Oscar-winning actress to princess of the Mediterranean principality not far from Cannes.
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Google asks US Patent Office to rethink Oracle Java patents
Google has asked the US patent office to reexamine four of the Java patents that Oracle is using to sue the company over the design of the Android operating system, according to a blog post from an American law firm. On Wednesday, a "patent reexamination alert" from the firm Westerman Hattori Daniels & Adrian announced that …
Abstract ideas....
I wonder what Goolge would think if someone said that their algorithms in search were "abstract ideas or other non-statutory subject matter". Really, an formula that indexes words and sentences in a manner that makes them easy to extract based on formulas that match terms to these is an abstract idea as well....
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Google's algorithms are not patented, they are trade secrets.
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Different problem
A patent is supposed to have a technical effect. A patent that does not have a clear and well defined technical effect can be voided on technicality.
It is not specific to Oracle patents, it is a common disease in the industry. When you read a patent done in IT and Telecoms space , 70%+ of the cases you end up having no clue what it does. It has been drafted to be so vague and all-encompassing that the technical effect is no longer clear.
AFAIK, the current practice is moving towards the following: if the technical effect is not clear from the claims it is inferred from the description and the patent narrowed down to whatever is given as examples in the description.
Trying to invalidate patents on this count is quite rare though. Nobody wants to create a precedent that will invalidate half of the IPR out there including their own.
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"Trying to invalidate patents on this count is quite rare though. Nobody wants to create a precedent that will invalidate half of the IPR out there including their own."
Google may get considerable advantage if they manage to nuke a huge swathe of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) due to the fact they have relatively little to lose by doing so; they hold relatively few patents, and seem to rely on trade secrecy. This statement may seem surprising as Googles algorithms are well known, and a lot of their source code is open, but the exact finely honed implementation is kept secret.
Google also tries to be fast moving, in tems of getting stuff to market, although I don't know whether they will be able to keep that up.
So what sort of patent is this?
I've not seen the actual patent (can't be bothered quite honestly) but the formatted presentation (via the link in the article) makes it look like Oracle think it's a patent on the code (work) not the algorithm (method)? Looks like they're on dodgy ground to me (for what that's worth) ... either way it shows the stupidity of trying to patent code.
Yes, I'm biased.
I'm not sure why this is news. "Company being sued for patent infringement tries to invalidate the patents" is hardly new. In fact, it might actually be news if it wasn't doing this.
Color me silly...
"On Wednesday, Google also asked the court if it could file a summary judgement in an effort to have the copyright claims dismissed. Android's Dalvik virtual machine is based in part on code from Project Harmony, an open source implementation of Java that Oracle has not granted a license for use on mobile devices. ®"
Didn't El Reg run an article which had Apache deny any connection to the code and Apache?
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"both expressive material and copyright headers". Mountain View called these omissions "significant elements and features"."
Last I checked, copyright headers and other comments in a source code document have absolutely no bearing on the actual code. Sorry Google, they didn't copyright a book complete with commentary, they copyrighted the code, which is suspiciously similar/same. Best bet: prove they both came from the same source (a "how to code" book perhaps?).
the copyright Oracle stripped was Googles...
It get's even funnier. 2 of the files Oracle claim are infringing copyright were written by *Google* then contributed under an open licence to Java *from* Android!
Removing copyright notices that identify Google as the copyright holder is about as stupid a mistake as it's possible to make. Did they forget Google are in the information business, that sleight of word processor couldn't be hidden?
This really is closer to the SCO fiasco than even I believed, the same not even knowing what they own before storming into court. Really need a popcorn icon ;)
copyright headers can point out ownership
If the removed notices contain a permissive licence binding on the complainant it blows their fairytale out of the water.
If they contain valid copyright notices that prove someone else owns the code, that's perjury.
Right now we're just waiting to find out which it is for each specific sample...
Isn't it about time that the destructive practice of patenting
mathematical algorithms was brought to an end ? Would requiring all users of mathematical analysis to pay for a licence to Brook Taylor Limited have encouraged or discouraged discovery in both that area of human endeavour or, say, physics ? I may be naive, but I submit that the latter is obviously the case. However, for some strange reason, I very much doubt that the US Patent Office will become the agent of necessary change in its own practices....
The Oracle Argument...
I thought the suit was based on the use of Dalvik rather than the version Sun Micros had issued originally. Anyway, I sincerely hope that Oracle go a arse up...
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Catalysts 2013, 3(4), 902-913; doi:10.3390/catal3040902
Published: 31 October 2013
Abstract: The use of high surface monolithic carbon as support for catalysts offers important advantage, such as elimination of the ohmic drop originated in the interparticle contact and improved mass transport by ad-hoc pore design. Moreover, the approach discussed here has the advantage that it allows the synthesis of materials having a multimodal porous size distribution, with each pore size contributing to the desired properties. On the other hand, the monolithic nature of the porous support also imposes new challenges for metal loading. In this work, the use of Hierarchical Porous Carbon (HPC) as support for PtPd nanoparticles was explored. Three hierarchical porous carbon samples (denoted as HPC-300, HPC-400 and HPC-500) with main pore size around 300, 400 and 500 nm respectively, are used as porous support. PtPd nanoparticles were loaded by impregnation and subsequent chemical reduction with NaBH4. The resulting material was characterized by EDX, XRD and conventional electrochemical techniques. The catalytic activity toward formic acid and methanol electrooxidation was evaluated by electrochemical methods, and the results compared with commercial carbon supported PtPd. The Hierarchical Porous Carbon support discussed here seems to be promising for use in DFAFC anodes.
1. Introduction
The use of liquid fuel in low temperature polymeric electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFC) combines high power density and simplicity for fuel handling. Among them, direct formic acid fuel cells (DFAFC) are interesting because the formic acid crossover in the fuel cell membranes is significantly lower than that for methanol [1]. Additionally, the use of formic acid allows a high open circuit potential [2].
The high cost of the most active catalysts implies that the surface/mass ratio should be as high as possible, i.e., metal nonoparticles (NP) should be spread over an inexpensive and high surface material [3]. The use of carbon material as support meets these requirements: low cost, acceptable electronic resistance and chemical stability. Additionally, the need for large metal loadings, frequently between 20% and 60% of the whole mass, requires widespread anchorage sites for catalysts nanoparticles, which results in the need for high surface materials [4]. The most used approach utilizes a carbon support over which the catalytic metal is deposited. However, the employment of nanoparticulated carbon supports also involves ohmic drops due to the interparticle resistance as well as mass transfer obstruction.
Two possible approaches for the mass transport improvement can be considered: short diffusion lengths in thin films, like reported previously for mesoporous metal films, or thicker materials with special pore design for improved diffusion [5,6].
Considering the second approach, the use of high surface monolithic carbon may offer some advantage [2,7]. The use of a larger piece of carbon, with dimensions on the scale of microns, decreases the ohmic drop originated in the interparticle contact. On the other hand, the use of new synthetic routes allows the surface area to stay high enough, and improves the mass transport by the ad-hoc pore design in hierarchical levels. However, the monolithic nature of the porous support imposes new challenges for metal loading, and the well-known method for metal impregnation should be revised and modified [2,6].
One additional consideration about DFAFC emphasizes the need for an improved mass transport. In the anode of DFAFC, the processes for formic acid (FA) oxidation produce CO2 and two electrons per FA molecule, according to reaction (1):
In this work, the use of hierarchical porous carbon (HPC) as support for PtPd nanoparticles is explored. Three hierarchical porous carbon (HPC-300, HPC-400 and HPC-500) samples with main pore size around 300, 400 and 500 nm respectively, are used as porous support. The resulting material is characterized by EDX, XRD and conventional electrochemical techniques. Finally, the catalytic activity toward formic acid and methanol electrooxidation was evaluated. It is concluded that the catalysts show appropriate behavior to be used for anodes in DFAFC and cathodes in DMFC.
2. Results and Discussion
The Figure 1 shows the SEM images of the PtPd/HPC300 (A), PtPd/HPC400 (B), PtPd/HPC500 (C) and high magnification SEM of HPC400 (D). Due to the fragility of the carbon material, after impregnation, the exterior surface of the carbon support shows signs of fracture and local collapse of the macropores, which is clearly visible in sample A–B, and nearly imperceptible in the sample C. The Figure 1D shows the second level of porosity, visible at the pore wall. The image was taken inside of one of the microparticles in the HPC400 support. As it was previously reported, this additional porosity in the mesoscale was attributed to the hindered contraction during pyrolysis due the presence of the SiO2 rigid template.
EDS analysis of the impregnated HPC reveals that all samples have a composition of Pt:Pd of approximately 1:1, in good agreement with the feeding composition during synthesis. On the other hand, the metal load shows a broader distribution between 17% and 28% p/p. The diffractograms for all PtPd/HPC catalysts are given in Figure 2. The crystallite size was estimated by means of the Scherrer equation, obtaining values in the order of 6 nm, a little above the value of a commercial PtPd/C (E-TEK) which is 4.5 nm (see Table 1).
The electrochemical characterization of the catalysts surface includes a CO stripping experiment performed with the purpose of evaluating the extension of the metal surface exposed to the solution (see Figure 3). With this idea, the charge associated to the CO stripping was calculated and the area was determined assuming 420 μC cm−2 for a CO adsorbed monolayer. The results show that the electrochemically active surface area (ESA, expressed in terms of m2 g−1) for all tree catalysts synthesized in this work is smaller than the commercial catalyst, being of 38.8 m2 g−1 for the PtPd/HPC300; 40.2 m2 g−1 for the PtPd/HPC400 and 49.6 m2 g−1 for the PtPd/HPC500; whereas a value of 62.6 m2 g−1 was obtained for PtPd/C E-TEK in the same conditions (Table 1).
|Table 1. EDS, XRD and ESA results for PtPd/HPCs and commercial PtPd/C E-TEK.
|Atomic composition (%)
|Metal composition (%)
|Crystallite size (nm)
|Lattice parameter
|ESA(m2 g−1)
|53 Pd
|47 Pt
|52 Pd
|48 Pt
|53 Pd
|47 Pt
|PtPd/C E-TEK
|49 Pd
|51 Pt
These values suggest the absence of a direct relationship between the crystallite size and the surface extension (or electroactive surface area), although the higher surface area is achieved by the catalysts with the lower crystallite size. However, high catalyst area does not necessarily imply increased catalyst activity, as will be proved later. On the other hand, the change in the peak position for CO electrooxidation is not significant when going from one catalyst to the other. It is located at approx. 0.85 VHRE, near 50 mV and it shifted to more negative potentials when compared with commercial PtPd/C [9]. This result is reasonable considering that all PtPd/HPC catalysts have the same composition, about 53% Pd and 47% Pt.
Although the catalyst loading process is performed on a very porous material, it is a remarkable fact that it is possible to obtain a supported catalyst composed of relatively small NP which has the same metal composition as the feeding catalyst [2]. The existence of a relatively well dispersed metal NP probably lies in the second level of porosity inside the pore wall. The mesoporous network contributes to fixing the metal seed to the carbon surface during the impregnation with the precursors. Such "defects" on the porous surface prevent migration and the subsequent agglomeration.
The activity towards formic acid electrooxidation was tested by cyclic voltammetry (CV) (Figure 4) and chronoamperometry (CA) (Figure 5). The anodic scan for formic acid electrooxidation at 25 °C in 0.5 M H2SO4 is shown in Figure 4 for the three PtPd/HPC materials. The onset for formic acid oxidation is the same for all PtPd/HPC and it is positioned around 0.1 VRHE. The current has a similar behavior in the three catalysts, but substantial differences in the maximum current achieved in each of them. The current increases gradually sweeping the potential from the initial value of 0.05 V up to 0.25 V, and then change the rate of increasing or remains constant up to approx. 0.4 VRHE, describing a shoulder. From this point, there begins a new increase, attaining a peak about 0.65 VRHE (PtPd/HPC400 and PtPd/HPC500) or 0.70 VRHE (PtPd/HPC300). These results are in good agreement with the mechanism proposed for formic acid oxidation, suggested during the last century in the middle of the 1970s by Capon and Parsons, which assume a dual pathway [10]. It has been proposed that, at lower potentials, an active intermediary is present, like adsorbed formate [11]. The parallel method involves a strong chemisorbed mediator, like CO [12,13].
The maximum current density achieved in the anodic scan fluctuates between 380 µA cm−2 (PtPd/HPC500) and 690 µA cm−2 (PtPd/HPC300). In the backward scan (not shown) all catalysts display a sharp rising of the current density, usually associated with the surface regeneration after poison removal in the upper scan limit (i.e., after oxidation of residual adsorbed CO) [14].
On the other hand, it is reasonable to assume that, under operative fuel cell conditions, the potential in the anode changes only as a response to the current density (load conditions). In stationary regime, both poisoning and mass transfer limitations could seriously affect the observed current density after a few seconds of applying potentiostatic operation conditions. For this reason, chronoamperometric curves were recorded at 0.55 VRHE (Figure 5). This potential was chosen because it combines the remaining adsorbed CO not completely removed from the surface (see Figure 3) and a significant requirement of mass transfer.
Figure 5 shows the current transients after a potential step from 0.05 VRHE to 0.55 VRHE in 0.5 M HCOOH + 0.5 M H2SO4 at 25 °C for the PtPd/HPC materials (commercial PtPd/C E-TEK was also tested and included as reference). All catalysts display stationary current densities somewhat below that observed in the anodic scan (Figure 4) at 0.55 VRHE. Formic acid oxidation generates a copious quantity of CO2 bubbles (see current steps at the end of the PtPd/HPC300 transient), which could affect the mechanical stability and/or connectivity of some of the HPC films. This fact was a key issue for the PtPd/HPC400 test. For that catalyst, the experience was repeated by changing the substrate due to loss of activity as result of catalyst peeling. Finally, exceptional electrochemical activity (expressed in terms of current densities) toward formic acid oxidation was observed for PtPd/HPC300.
On the other hand, the current can be expressed as mass activity (A g−1) by considering the PtPd mass for each catalyst (Figure 6), thus reflecting a quite different fact as these values allow us to establish how much (or how well) the metal catalyst is dispersed in the carbon support. Considering stationary values for mass activity transients, the best performance is achieved by the PtPd/HPC500 (126 A g−1), then the PtPd/HPC400 (117 A g−1) followed by the commercial PtPd/C E-TEK, about 106 A g−1. Comparing PtPd/HPC300 and PtPd/HPC500, the gain in performance can be understood in terms of appropriate balance between exposed surface area and formic acid accessibility to catalytic centers.
The lowest surface area catalyst (PtPd/HPC300, see last column in Table 1) presents the most active surface in terms of current density (Figure 5), but the worst performance in terms of mass activity (Figure 6), which can be explained assuming some degree of agglomeration of the NP. In fact, for the same crystallite size, the ESA of the PtPd/HPC300 is only 78% of the area exposed by the PtPd/HPC500. The low surface area of the PtPd/HPC 300 involves a lower fuel requirement flowing through the porous material. In other words, for an equivalent mass transport, more fuel is available for each active site, increasing to some extent the current density. However, the current improvement does not balance the lost in number of active sites due to the poor surface area; for this reason the mass activity is low. On the other hand, the commercial catalyst has the largest ESA of all catalysts tested; however, the mass activity towards HCOOH oxidation is 80% of that delivered by the PtPd/HPC500. Conversely, the PtPd/HPC500 shows high mass activity due to the good dispersion of catalysts nanoparticles inside HPC, but there remains sufficiently high surface activity. The mass activity is somewhat lower than that reported in the literature for Pd catalysts [15], but it is in the order of other supported PtPd catalysts [16]. As reported before by several groups, the presence of Pt results in a more stable response of the current [14,17].
Finally, due to the possibility of the PtPd catalysts to be used in DMFC cathode, the catalysts' tolerance to methanol was investigated. Chronoamperometric measurements were performed in the presence of 0.5 M CH3OH at 0.55 VRHE (Figure 7). The current transient (mA cm−2) shows different order when compared with that obtained for the oxidation of formic acid in Figure 5 (see Table 2). Both stationary current densities and mass activities increase in the order: PtPd/HPC300 < PtPd/HPC400 < PtPd/HPC500 < PtPd/C E-TEK.
Again, these responses are surprising because the catalysts' composition is quite similar and, therefore, similar current densities were expected. When the results are compared in terms of relative mass activity (Table 2), the best tolerance to methanol (that is, the lowest mass activity) is also obtained with the PtPd/HPC300 catalyst, following the same order than that stated above for the current density.
From these results it is concluded, without any doubt, that the observed selectivity between formic acid and methanol lies in the particle composition, which is similar in all catalysts evaluated. For the same reason, the differences in the electrochemical behavior observed for the PtPd/HPC catalysts synthesized in this work can be attributed to the porous structure of the carbon support.
|Table 2. Electrochemical characterization of the catalysts considering stationary values from current transients. (0.55 VRHE; 25 °C).
|HCOOH Mass activity (A g−1)
|CH3OH Mass activity (A g−1)
|HCOOH J (μAcm−2)
|CH3OH J (μA cm−2)
|PtPd/C E-TEK
Bigger porous structures influence positively both methanol and formic acid oxidation, mainly due the best catalysts dispersion and increased ESA. On the other hand, the mass transport is yet high enough to further improve the fuel feeding to the catalysts surface. This latter reason explains why the PtPd/HPC500 catalyst is better than the PtPd/C E-TEK, even taking the first a smaller area. Due to the low currents obtained for methanol electrooxidation, the resulting catalytic enhancement is only significant for formic acid oxidation reaction.
3. Experimental Section
Recently, our group has described the synthesis of mesoporous carbon with hierarchical porous structure (see scheme 1) [6]. The first step involves the synthesis of SiO2 NP by TEOS hydrolysis in basic media [18]. Adjusting the synthesis parameters, it was possible to tune the particle size between 70 and 500 nm. The use of the smallest SiO2 nanoparticles (dia < 200 nm) produces an extremely fragile carbon material. For this reason, only SiO2 NP with 300–500 nm diameter were used in this work. Vertical sedimentation of the SiO2 NP in the bottom of a vial produces a white and rigid solid. After heat treatment at 1000 °C, the monolithic opals were impregnated with the carbon precursor (step "A" in Scheme 1): a mixture of resorcinol (1 g), formaldehyde (1.6 mL) and sodium carbonate (0.4 mL 0.1 M). The resin-SiO2 was dried in oven (105 °C) and then pyrolyzed at 850 °C in the absence of O2 for a 24 h (step "B"). The SiO2 pattern was then removed by treating the samples with fluorhydric acid solution (step "C"). Note that the way denoted as A→B`→C` produce a macroporous carbon, without additional porosity in the mesoscale level [6].
The HPC was loaded with PtPd NP using NaBH4. With this purpose, 0.1 g of HPC where suspended in 50 mL of water containing the appropriate quantities of PdCl2 and H2PtCl6. The mixture was stirred by 12 h and the pH was adjusted to 5 by addition of NaOH. After six hours of additional stirring, NaBH4 (50 mg/50 mL of H2O was added drop wise (1 mL/3 min). This dispersion was continually stirred for 24 h more, then filtered and washed.
The diameters of the SiO2 NP were determined by dynamic light scattering (DLS, Malvern 4700 with goniometer and 7132 correlator) with an argon-ion laser operating at 488 nm. All measurements were made at the scattering angle of 90°. Metal content and PtPd atomic ratios of the synthesized catalysts were determined by Energy Dispersive X-Ray Analysis (EDX), using an Oxford Instruments Microanalysis Group 6699 ATW scanning electron microscope at 20 kV, with a Si detector and a Be window. XRD patterns of synthesized catalysts were obtained using an Universal Diffractometer Panalytical X'Pert X-ray, operating with a Cu-Kα radiation generated at 40 kV and 30 mA. Scans were done at 3° min−1 for 2θ values between 20 and 100°. Metal crystallite size and lattice parameters were calculated using the dimensions of peak (220), applying Scherrer's equation and Vergard's Law.
Electrochemical experiments were carried out in a thermostatized three electrodes electrochemical cell, using a hydrogen reference electrode in the electrolyte solution (RHE) as the reference and a small piece of high surface carbon was used as auxiliary electrode. In this study, the working electrode consists of a certain amount of the PtPd/HPC or commercial PtPd/C E-TEK deposited as a thin layer over a glassy carbon disc (Φ = 3 mm). For this purpose, an aqueous suspension of 4.0 mg mL−1 of the PtPd/HPC or PtPd/C E-TEK catalyst was prepared by ultrasonically dispersing it in 15 µL of Nafion (5 wt.%, Aldrich) and pure water. An aliquot (20 mL) of the dispersed suspension was pipetted on the glassy carbon surface and dried at ambient temperature under Ar atmosphere. The currents are expressed as current densities J (A cm−2), calculated from the measured current I (A) and the real electroactive area S (cm2). S was estimated from CO (N47) stripping experiments. Electrochemical measurements were performed with a PC controlled Autolab PGSTAT30 potentiostat–galvanostat. All reagents were of analytical grade. Argon (N50) was bubbled through the solution to avoid dissolved oxygen. All potentials in this work are given against the RHE.
4. Conclusions
The use of hierarchical porous carbon (HPC) as support for PtPd nanoparticles was evaluated. Three hierarchical porous carbon samples with main pore size around 300, 400 and 500 nm respectively, were used as porous support. PtPd nanoparticles were loaded by impregnation and subsequent chemical reduction with NaBH4, resulting in well dispersed metal catalysts with surface area of about 50 m2 g−1.
Formic acid and methanol electrooxidation were studied by chronoamperometry. The mass activity for formic acid oxidation reaches the value of 132 A g−1 at 0.55 V for the PtPd/HPC500, slightly higher than that achieved by the commercial catalyst under the same conditions.
The behavior of the HPCs can be understood in terms of a balance between the exposed surface area of the catalysts and formic acid accessibility to its surface. The best combination is obtained with the PtPd/HPC500, which shows the highest catalytic activity toward formic acid oxidation.
Due to the presence of Pd, the catalysts tested are also very tolerant to the methanol, showing low oxidation currents. This fact makes PtPd/HPCs suitable for DMFC cathodes.
The use of hierarchical porous carbon as support for metal nanoparticles seems to be promising for fuel cell electrodes.
Authors thank to FONCYT and CONICET (Argentina) and MINECO (Spain, project CTQ2011-28913-C02-02) for financial support .A.M. Baena-Moncada and J. Florez-Montaño thank FONCYT and ACIISI (Gobierno de Canarias) for graduate fellowships. G.A. Planes and C. Barbero are permanent research fellows of CONICET.
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The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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The workshop was designed to raise awareness of the critical and urgent importance of the challenges, gaps, and opportunities in informatics; to frame the issues surrounding the development of an integrated system of cancer informatics tools for acceleration of research; and to discuss solutions for transformation of the cancer informatics enterprise.
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John Mendelsohn, co-director of the Khalifa Institute for Personalized Cancer Therapy at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and chair of the IOM's National Cancer Policy Forum, stressed that informatics is much more than electronic health care records. He called upon participants to offer practical action items that could help to advance knowledge and improve informatics as applied to cancer research. An overview of key discussion points raised by individual presenters is provided here.
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