The structural changes of blood pyropolymers and their beneficial electrocatalytic activity toward oxygen reduction

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 58, Issue 30, 2013, Pages 3698-3703

  Guo, ChaoZhong ^a   Chen, ChangGuo ^a   Luo, ZhongLi ^b  

^a CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

animal blood pyropolymer; catalyst precursor; electrocatalytic activity; oxygen reduction reaction; structural change

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84884902451     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-013-5995-8     Document Type: Article

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