Carbon nanotubes as catalyst supports for ethanol oxidation

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 21, 2010, Pages 11681-11686

  Thomas, J E ^a   Bonesi, A R ^a   Moreno, M S ^b   Visintin, A ^a   Castro Luna, A M ^a   Triaca, W E ^a  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^b CENTRO ATÓMICO BARILOCHE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Catalyst nanoparticles; Ethanol oxidation; Fuel cell; MWNTs

Indexed keywords

ALLOY CATALYST; CATALYST BEHAVIOR; CATALYST NANOPARTICLE; CATALYTIC BEHAVIOR; ELECTROCATALYTIC BEHAVIOR; ELECTROCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; ETHANOL OXIDATION; FERROCENES; METAL ALLOYS; MWNTS; PHYSICAL CHARACTERIZATION; POLYOL METHODS; PTSN ALLOY; REACTION MODEL; SCANNING ELECTRONS; VULCAN XC72;

ALLOYS; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; CATALYTIC OXIDATION; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; CHRONOAMPEROMETRY; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ETHANOL; FUEL CELLS; IRON COMPOUNDS; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOPARTICLES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; XYLENE;

CATALYST SUPPORTS;

EID: 77957698697     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.08.109     Document Type: Article

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