Optimal experimental conditions for hydrogen production using low voltage electrooxidation of organic wastewater feedstock

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 18, 2012, Pages 13304-13313

  Cheng, Wei ^a,b   Singh, Nirala ^b   MacIá Agulló, Juan Antonio ^c,d   Stucky, Galen D ^b,c   McFarland, Eric W ^b   Baltrusaitis, Jonas ^e,f  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b University of California   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DEL CARBÓN   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Electrooxidation; Hydrogen production; Organic wastewater

Indexed keywords

AU ELECTRODES; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; FARADAIC EFFICIENCIES; GLUCOSE OXIDATION; GOLD ELECTRODES; HYDROGEN ENERGY; ISO-PROPANOLS; LOW VOLTAGES; LOW-VOLTAGE SOURCES; OPTIMAL CONDITIONS; OPTIMAL EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; ORGANIC MOLECULES; ORGANIC REDUCTANTS; ORGANIC WASTEWATER; PH VALUE; PHOTOELECTROLYSIS; PLATINUM ELECTRODES; PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN; PROPANAL; PROPIONIC ACIDS; STAINLESS STEEL ANODES; WASTEWATER SOURCES;

CITRIC ACID; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRODES; ETHANOL; GLUCOSE; GLYCEROL; GOLD; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; ISOMERS; METHANOL; OPTIMIZATION; PLATINUM; SODIUM; SUGAR (SUCROSE);

ELECTROOXIDATION;

EID: 84865480576     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.06.073     Document Type: Article

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