Nanocatalyst fabrication and the production of hydrogen by using photon energy

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1835-1843

  Lee, Ming Tsang ^a   Hwang, David J ^a   Greif, Ralph ^a   Grigoropoulos, Costas P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fuel cell; Hydrogen; Methanol conversion; Nanocatalyst; Steam reforming

Indexed keywords

ABLATION; CATALYSIS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FUEL CELLS; HYDROGEN; LASER ABLATION; METHANOL; NONMETALS; PHOTONS; PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS; REFORMING REACTIONS; STEAM; STEAM ENGINEERING;

ACTIVITY ENHANCEMENTS; CATALYTIC LAYERS; CATALYTIC REACTIONS; FUEL CELL; HIGH SURFACE-TO-VOLUME RATIOS; METHANOL CONVERSION; METHANOL REFORMING; NANOCATALYST; PHOTON ENERGIES; POROUS STRUCTURES; PRODUCTION OF HYDROGENS; PULSED-LASER ABLATIONS; STEAM REFORMING;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 59649112134     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2008.12.022     Document Type: Article

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