Highly active carbon nanotube-supported Pd electrocatalyst for oxidation of formic acid prepared by etching copper template method

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1391-1396

  Zhao, Hong ^a   Zhao, T S ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Formic acid oxidation; Pd nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

A-CARBON; ACTIVE CARBON; CATALYST PARTICLES; CATALYTIC SITES; CU IONS; CU NANOPARTICLES; ELECTROCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; FORMIC ACID OXIDATION; GALVANIC DISPLACEMENT; NANO-CATALYST; PD NANO PARTICLE; SYNTHESIS METHOD; TEMPLATE METHODS; XPS CHARACTERIZATION; XRD;

CARBON NANOTUBES; COPPER; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ETCHING; FORMIC ACID; NANOPARTICLES; OXIDATION; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

CATALYST ACTIVITY;

EID: 84872348341     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.11.009     Document Type: Article

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