A comparative study of the electrogeneration of hydrogen peroxide using Vulcan and Printex carbon supports

Carbon

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2842-2851

  Assumpcao M H M T ^a   De Souza, R F B ^a   Rascio, D C ^a   Silva, J C M ^a   Calegaro, M L ^b   Gaubeur, I ^a   Paixao T R L C ^a   Hammer, P ^c   Lanza, M R V ^b   Santos, M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO ABC   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE SOLUTIONS; ATR FTIR; BLACK PIGMENT; CARBON SUPPORT; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; CONDUCTIVE CARBON; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTROGENERATION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED ATTENUATED TOTAL REFLECTIONS; MICROSCOPY IMAGES; NUMBER OF ELECTRONS; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; ROTATING RING-DISK ELECTRODE; VULCAN XC72; XPS; XRD;

ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; FUEL CELLS; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; OXIDATION; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN;

EID: 79953775709     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2011.03.014     Document Type: Article

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