MWCNT-supported PtRu catalysts for the electrooxidation of methanol: Effect of the functionalized support

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 8267-8278

  Hernandez Fernandez P ^a   Nuno R ^a   Fatas E ^a   Fierro, J L G ^b   Ocon P ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE CATÁLISIS Y PETROLEOQUÍMICA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Methanol oxidation reaction; Oxygen containing groups; PtRu nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

BENEFICIAL EFFECTS; CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS; CHRONOAMPEROMMETRY; CO DIFFUSION; CO POISONING; DISSOCIATIVE ADSORPTION; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHODS; FUNCTIONALIZED; KINETIC STUDY; METHANOL OXIDATION REACTIONS; OXYGEN CONTAINING GROUPS; PT-RU CATALYSTS; PTRU NANOPARTICLES; SINGLE CELLS;

ADSORPTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CATALYST POISONING; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTROOXIDATION; FORMIC ACID; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; LINEAR TRANSFORMATIONS; METHANOL; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOPARTICLES; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; REACTION INTERMEDIATES;

PLATINUM ALLOYS;

EID: 79958123383     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.04.006     Document Type: Article

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