Significant role of surface activation on Pd enriched Pt nano catalysts in promoting the electrode kinetics of ethanol oxidation: Temperature effect, product analysis & theoretical computations

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 38, Issue 19, 2013, Pages 7789-7800

  Dutta, Abhijit ^a,b   Datta, Jayati ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Electrocatalysts; Electronic states of; Ethanol oxidation; Product analysis; PtPd alloy; Reaction kinetics

Indexed keywords

CARBON SUPPORTED PLATINUM; CHARGE TRANSFER RESISTANCE; ETHANOL ELECTRO-OXIDATION; ETHANOL OXIDATION; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; LOCAL ELECTRONIC STRUCTURES; PRODUCT ANALYSIS; PT-PD ALLOYS;

ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; ACTIVATION ENERGY; ASSOCIATION REACTIONS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CHARGE TRANSFER; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; KINETICS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; OXIDATION; PALLADIUM ALLOYS; PLATINUM; REACTION INTERMEDIATES; REACTION KINETICS;

PLATINUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84879076507     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.03.137     Document Type: Article

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