Enhanced electrooxidation of urea using NiMoO4·xH2O nanosheet arrays on Ni foam as anode

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 153, Issue , 2015, Pages 456-460

  Liang, Yanhui ^a   Liu, Qian ^a   Asiri, Abdullah M ^b   Sun, Xuping ^a,b  

^a CHINA WEST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Anode; Nanosheet arrays; Ni foam; NiMoO4 xH2O; Urea electrooxidation

Indexed keywords

ANODES; CATALYST ACTIVITY; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTRODES; ELECTROOXIDATION; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; NANOSHEETS; NICKEL; UREA;

ALKALINE SOLUTIONS; HYDROTHERMAL PROCESS; NANOSHEET ARRAYS; NI FOAM; SCAN RATES;

METABOLISM;

EID: 84918522559     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2014.11.193     Document Type: Article

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