Improved hydrogen generation from alkaline NaBH4 solution using cobalt catalysts supported on modified activated carbon

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 33, Issue 24, 2008, Pages 7371-7377

  Xu, Dongyan ^a   Dai, Ping ^a   Guo, Qingjie ^a   Yue, Xuehai ^a  

^a QINGDAO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Cobalt; Hydrogen; Oxidation; Sodium borohydride

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; CATALYSTS; COBALT; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; OXIDATION; SODIUM;

ACTIVATED CARBON SUPPORTED; CATALYST PERFORMANCE; HYDROGEN GENERATIONS; LIQUID-PHASE OXIDATION; MODIFIED ACTIVATED CARBONS; OXIDATIVE TREATMENT; SODIUM BORO HYDRIDES; SURFACE FUNCTIONAL GROUPS;

CATALYST SUPPORTS;

EID: 57549112100     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2008.09.065     Document Type: Article

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