Structural characteristics of nanoparticles produced by hydrothermal pretreatment of cellulose and their applications for electrochemical hydrogen generation

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 9514-9523

  Seehra, M S ^a   Akkineni, L P ^a   Yalamanchi, M ^a   Singh, V ^a   Poston, J ^b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cellulose; Electrolysis; Free radicals; Hydrogen; Hydrothermal treatment; Nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; FREE RADICALS; GLUCOSE; HYDROGEN; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; NANOPARTICLES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WOOD; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

HYDROGEN GENERATIONS; HYDROTHERMAL PRETREATMENT; HYDROTHERMAL TREATMENTS; MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE; PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN; SPHERICAL NANOPARTICLES; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; X-RAY DIFFRACTION STUDIES;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 84861195073     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.03.083     Document Type: Article

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