Direct synthesis of graphitic carbon nanostructures from saccharides and their use as electrocatalytic supports

Carbon

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 931-939

  Sevilla, M ^a   Sanchis C ^b   Valdes Solis T ^a   Morallon E ^b   Fuertes, A B ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DEL CARBÓN   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; ELECTROCATALYSIS; ELECTROCATALYSTS; GRAPHITE; SACCHARIFICATION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

GRAPHITIC CARBON NANOSTRUCTURES (GCN); RAMAN ANALYSIS;

NANOSTRUCTURES;

EID: 43049112119     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2008.02.019     Document Type: Article

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