The effect of methanol on the stability of Pt/C and Pt-RuOx/C catalysts

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 24, 2010, Pages 13298-13308

  Rufino, Élen C G ^a   Olivi, Paulo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

DMFCs; Electrocatalysts; Pt RuOx C; Pt C; Stability; Structure

Indexed keywords

BEFORE AND AFTER; CATALYST DEGRADATION; CONSTANT POTENTIAL; CYCLIC POTENTIAL; DEGRADATION MECHANISM; DMFCS; ELECTROCHEMICALLY ACTIVE SURFACE AREAS; PT-RUOX/C; PT/C; SCAN TESTS; STRUCTURAL CHANGE; STRUCTURE; TIME-PERIODS;

CARBON MONOXIDE; CRYSTALLITE SIZE; DEGRADATION; DIFFRACTION; DISSOLUTION; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHANOL; PLATINUM; PLATINUM ALLOYS; RUTHENIUM ALLOYS; RUTHENIUM COMPOUNDS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 78049465520     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.09.020     Document Type: Article

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