Electrochemical oxidation of p-nitrophenol using graphene-modified electrodes, and a comparison to the performance of MWNT-based electrodes

Microchimica Acta

Volumn 174, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 337-343

  Arvinte, Adina ^a   Mahosenaho, Mika ^b   Pinteala, Mariana ^a   Sesay, Adama Marie ^b   Virtanen, Vesa ^b  

^a PETRU PONI INSTITUTE OF MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY   (Romania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

carbon nanotubes; electrochemical oxidation; Graphene; p nitrophenol

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051626484     PISSN: 00263672     EISSN: 14365073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00604-011-0628-x     Document Type: Article

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