In situ spectroscopy studies of ethanol oxidation reaction using a single fuel cell/ATR-FTIR setup

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 38, Issue 25, 2013, Pages 10585-10591

  Neto, A O ^a   Nandenha, J ^a   Assumpcao M H M T ^a   Linardi, M ^a   Spinace E V ^a   De Souza, R F B ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE PESQUISAS ENERGÉTICAS E NUCLEARES   (Brazil)

Author keywords

ATR FTIR; DEFC; Electrocatalysis; EOR; Pt C

Indexed keywords

ACETALDEHYDE; ELECTROCATALYSIS; ELECTROCHEMICAL OXIDATION; ETHANOL; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; FUEL CELLS; OXIDATION; PLATINUM; PLATINUM ALLOYS; SUPERSATURATION;

ATR FTIR; CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUES; ETHANOL CONCENTRATIONS; ETHANOL OXIDATION REACTION; IN-SITU SPECTROSCOPY; OXIDATION OF SMALL ORGANIC MOLECULES; POWER DENSITIES; TEMPERATURE INCREASE;

DIRECT ETHANOL FUEL CELLS (DEFC);

EID: 84883134952     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.06.026     Document Type: Article

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