Complex performance of novel CoNiMnB electrodeposits in alkaline borohydride solutions

Environmental Chemistry Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 167-173

  Mitov, Mario ^a,c   Hristov, Georgi ^a   Hristova, Elitsa ^a   Rashkov, Rashko ^b   Arnaudova, Marina ^b   Zielonka, Andreas ^d  

^a SOUTH WEST UNIVERSITY NEOFIT RILSKI   (Bulgaria)

^b INSTITUTE OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Bulgaria)

^c BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Bulgaria)

^d Depart of Electrochemistry Research Institute for Precious Metals and Metal Chemistry Fem   (Germany)

Author keywords

Borohydride electrooxidation; Borohydride hydrolysis; Catalyst; CoNiMnB electrodeposits; Direct borohydride fuel cell (DBFC)

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; ANODES; CATALYSTS; COBALT ALLOYS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; HYDROGEN STORAGE; HYDROLYSIS; NIOBIUM ALLOYS; NIOBIUM COMPOUNDS; SODIUM BOROHYDRIDE; TERNARY ALLOYS;

BOROHYDRIDE ELECTROOXIDATION; BOROHYDRIDE FUEL CELLS; BOROHYDRIDE HYDROLYSIS; BOROHYDRIDES; CONIMNB ELECTRODEPOSIT; DIRECT BOROHYDRIDE FUEL CELL; ELECTROOXIDATIONS; PERFORMANCE; ]+ CATALYST;

ELECTROOXIDATION;

EID: 67349134726     PISSN: 16103653     EISSN: 16103661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10311-008-0153-2     Document Type: Article

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