The electrochemical mineralization of oxalic and oxamic acids using modified electrodes based on carbon nanotubes

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 228, Issue , 2013, Pages 374-380

  Ferreira, M ^a   Pinto, M F ^a   Soares, O S G P ^b   Pereira, M F R ^b   Orfao J J M ^b   Figueiredo, J L ^b   Neves, I C ^a   Fonseca, A M ^a   Parpot, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes based electrocatalyst; Electrochemical mineralization; Oxalic acid; Oxamic acid

Indexed keywords

CONSTANT CURRENT; CONSTANT POTENTIAL ELECTROLYSIS; CURRENT EFFICIENCY; ELECTROCHEMICAL MINERALIZATION; HIGH CONVERSIONS; HYPOCHLORITE ION; MODIFIED ELECTRODES; OXALIC AND OXAMIC ACIDS;

ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; ENERGY UTILIZATION; MINERALOGY; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); ORGANIC ACIDS; RATE CONSTANTS;

OXALIC ACID;

EID: 84878780974     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2013.05.004     Document Type: Article

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