Template synthesis of mesoporous carbon microfibers as a catalyst support for methanol electrooxidation

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 46, Issue 26, 2007, Pages 9097-9102

  Su, Fabing ^a,b   Zeng, Jianhuang ^a,c   Bai, Peng ^a   Lv, Lu ^a   Guo, Pei Zhi ^d   Sun, Hong ^d   Li, Hong Ang ^d   Yu, Jianqiang ^d   Lee, Jim Yang ^a   Zhao, Xiu Song ^a,d  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c SHENZHEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d QINGDAO UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CATALYST ACTIVITY; ELECTROOXIDATION; METHANOL; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ALUMINA MICROFIBERS; MESOPOROUS CARBON MICROFIBERS (MCMF); ROOM TEMPERATURE;

MESOPOROUS MATERIALS;

CARBON; CATALYST ACTIVITY; ELECTROOXIDATION; MESOPOROUS MATERIALS; METHANOL; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

EID: 38149130507     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie070784q     Document Type: Conference Paper

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