Effects of hydrothermal treatment on the catalytic activity of cobalt-doped catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 5689-5695

  Liu, Zi Xuan ^a   Liu, Bin Hong ^a   Li, Zhou Peng ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Catalytic site; Cobalt doping; Hydrogen peroxide electroreduction; Hydrothermal treatment temperature; Oxygen reduction reaction; Polypyrrole modification

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; COBALT; POLYPYRROLES;

CATALYTIC SITES; COBALT DOPING; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE ELECTROREDUCTION; HYDROTHERMAL TREATMENTS; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION;

ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION;

EID: 84897398356     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.01.120     Document Type: Conference Paper

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