Free-standing poly[poly(N-vinyl carbazole)]-supported Pt-based catalysts with enhanced performance for methanol electro-oxidation in alkaline medium

Fuel

Volumn 102, Issue , 2012, Pages 560-566

  Jiang, Fengxing ^a,b   Ren, Fangfang ^a,c   Zhou, Weiqiang ^a,b   Du, Yukou ^a   Xu, Jingkun ^b   Yang, Ping ^a   Wang, Chuanyi ^c  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Genetic Improvement of Indigenous Chicken Breeds   (China)

^c XINJIANG TECHNICAL INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Alkaline medium; Free standing film; Methanol electro oxidation; Pt based catalysts

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE MEDIUM; CATALYTIC ACITIVITY; ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY AND STABILITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHODS; FREESTANDING FILMS; GLASSY CARBON ELECTRODES; INFLUENCING FACTOR; KOH CONCENTRATION; METHANOL ELECTROOXIDATION; PLATINUM LOADINGS; PT NANOPARTICLES; PT-BASED CATALYST; SYSTEMATIC STUDY; VOLTAMMETRIC;

CATALYSTS; CATALYTIC OXIDATION; FILM PREPARATION; GLASS MEMBRANE ELECTRODES; LOADING; METHANOL; NANOPARTICLES; OXIDATION; PLATINUM ALLOYS;

PLATINUM;

EID: 84866619409     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2012.07.008     Document Type: Article

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