Montmorillonite modified by CNx supported Pt for methanol oxidation

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 38, Issue 25, 2013, Pages 10381-10388

  Wang, Rongfang ^a   Zhou, Tianbao ^a   Qiu, Xiaoli ^a   Wang, Hui ^a   Wang, Qizhao ^a   Feng, Hanqing ^a   Linkov, Vladimir ^b   Ji, Shan ^b  

^a NORTHWEST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Composite support; Direct methanol fuel cells; Electrocatalysts; Montmorillonite; Pt nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CLAY MINERALS; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); ELECTROCATALYSIS; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTROOXIDATION; FUEL CELLS; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; METAL NANOPARTICLES; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; NANOPARTICLES; OXIDATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

COMPOSITE SUPPORT; ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; METHANOL ELECTROOXIDATION; METHANOL OXIDATION REACTIONS; MONTMORILLONITE (MMT); PT ELECTROCATALYSTS; PT NANOPARTICLES; VOLTAMMETRY MEASUREMENTS;

PLATINUM;

EID: 84883133020     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.06.032     Document Type: Article

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