Electro-catalytic activities of binary nano-composites of pt and nano-carbon/multiwall carbon nanotube for methanol electro-oxidation

Open Catalysis Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 50-57

  Singh, R N ^a   Awasthi, R ^a   Tiwari, S K ^b  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NATIONAL METALLURGICAL LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Electro catalytic activity; Methanol electro oxidation; Multiwalled carbon nanotubes; Nano carbon; Nano composites

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863237951     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1876214X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1876214X01003010050     Document Type: Article

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