Preparation of PtSnSb/C by an alcohol reduction process for direct ethanol fuel cell (DEFC)

Ionics

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 559-564

  Ayoub, J M S ^a   Geraldes, A N ^a   Tusi, M M ^a   Spinace E V ^a   Neto, A O ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE PESQUISAS ENERGÉTICAS E NUCLEARES   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alcohol reduction process; Ethanol oxidation; Fuel cell; PtSn C; PtSnSb C

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY COMPOUNDS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTROLYSIS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY ANALYSIS; ETHANOL; ETHANOL FUELS; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; FUEL CELLS; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; METALS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; OXIDATION; PLATINUM COMPOUNDS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ALCOHOL-REDUCTION PROCESS; ETHANOL OXIDATION; FACE CENTERED CUBIC STRUCTURE; MAXIMUM POWER DENSITY; PTSN/C; PTSN/C ELECTROCATALYSTS; PTSNSB/C; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY IMAGES;

DIRECT ETHANOL FUEL CELLS (DEFC);

EID: 79959701013     PISSN: 09477047     EISSN: 18620760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11581-011-0574-y     Document Type: Article

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