The electrocatalytic behaviour of Pt and Cu nanoparticles supported on carbon nanotubes for the nitrobenzene reduction in ethanol

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 111, Issue , 2013, Pages 405-410

  Wouters, Benny ^a   Sheng, Xia ^b   Boschin, Andrea ^a,d   Breugelman, Tom ^a,c   Ahlberg, Elisabet ^d   Vankelecom, Ivo F J ^b   Pescarmona, Paolo P ^b   Hubin, Annick ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Electrocatalysis; Metal nanoparticles; Nitrobenzene; Porous rotating disc electrod

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON NANOTUBES; ELECTROCATALYSIS; ELECTROCATALYSTS; FUEL CELLS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANOPARTICLES; NANOTUBES; PLATINUM; YARN;

CU NANO-PARTICLES; ELECTROCATALYTIC; FOUR-ELECTRON REDUCTION; OPTIMAL REACTION CONDITION; ORGANIC SYNTHESIS; PHENYLHYDROXYLAMINES; REDUCTION REACTION; ROTATING DISC;

NITROBENZENE;

EID: 84883224233     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.07.210     Document Type: Article

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