Glycerol electrooxidation on highly active Pd supported carbide/C aerogel composites catalysts

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 2257-2262

  Zhang, Xiaofei ^a   Shen, Pei Kang ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Alcohol electrooxidation; Binary transition metal carbide; Fuel cells

Indexed keywords

AEROGELS; BINS; CARBIDES; CATALYST SUPPORTS; CATALYSTS; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; DIRECT ALCOHOL FUEL CELLS (DAFC); ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTROOXIDATION; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; FUEL CELLS; GLYCEROL; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NEGATIVE IONS; SODIUM; TRANSITION METALS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TUNGSTEN CARBIDE; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

ALCOHOL ELECTRO OXIDATIONS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; GLYCEROL ELECTRO OXIDATIONS; GLYCEROL OXIDATION; NANO-SIZED CARBIDES; PD NANO PARTICLE; PEAK CURRENT DENSITY; TRANSITION METAL CARBIDE;

PALLADIUM;

EID: 84874112043     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.11.119     Document Type: Article

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