Pt-Ru catalysts supported on carbon xerogels for PEM fuel cells

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 7200-7211

  Calderon J C ^a   Mahata, N ^b   Pereira, M F R ^b   Figueiredo, J L ^b   Fernandes, V R ^c   Rangel, C M ^c   Calvillo, L ^d   Lazaro M J ^d   Pastor, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c LABORATÓRIO NACIONAL DE ENERGIA E GEOLOGIA   (Portugal)

^d INSTITUTO DE CARBOQUÍMICA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carbon treatments; Carbon xerogels; Direct methanol fuel cells; Oxygenated surface groups; Pt Ru electrocatalysts

Indexed keywords

CARBON TREATMENT; CARBON XEROGELS; DIRECT METHANOL; OXYGENATED SURFACE GROUPS; PT-RU ELECTROCATALYST;

CARBON; CARBON INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CHARACTERIZATION; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); ELECTROCATALYSTS; HEAT TREATMENT; METHANOL; PLATINUM; SURFACES; TEMPERATURE PROGRAMMED DESORPTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CATALYST SUPPORTS;

EID: 84859218730     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.12.029     Document Type: Conference Paper

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