“…Our recent investigation on the synthesis of Ni(OH) 2 in the presence of other metal oxides such as Rh, Co, and Mn have provided information that zeolite matrices of aluminosilicate or zeolitic-like metal oxide can protect the Ni(OH) 2 from oxidation by retaining its activity. ,, Besides, protecting the zeolites has other certain advantages including large surface area and pore spaces. ,, Zeolite-Y can encapsulate or immobilize homogeneous catalysts and can also be used as an internal hard template for the control synthesis of bimetallic nanoparticles. , Therefore, with our continuous interest in finding out a suitable electrocatalyst for alcohol fuel cells with specific interest to Ni(OH) 2 , herein, we demonstrated the impact of SnO 2 in improving the electrocatalytic ability of Ni(OH) 2 in alcohol (methanol and ethanol) fuel cells. The reason behind considering SnO 2 is that it has been found to have various applications in photocatalytic reactions and as sensing materials. − Apart from that, Sn can shuttle its oxidation from Sn 4+ to Sn 2+ and thereby can help the MOR and EOR by providing two electrons (2e – ). In addition to this, Sn can improve the corrosion resistance, it can influence the electronic structure of Ni (II), and most importantly, Sn with oxophilic sites can promote the oxidation of carbonaceous intermediate species such as formaldehyde, formate, formic acid, and ethanol to acetaldehyde among others. − Because of these important properties, Sn in the metallic or oxide form has been combined with many other metals such as Pt, Ni, and Co. ,,, While rGO serves as a cocatalyst or support material, it improves electron transfer efficiency, increases active surface area, and thereby promotes both MOR and EOR processes.…”