Exploration of the catalytically active site structures of animal biomass-modified on cheap carbon nanospheres for oxygen reduction reaction with high activity, stability and methanol-tolerant performance in alkaline medium

Carbon

Volumn 85, Issue , 2015, Pages 279-288

  Guo, Chaozhong ^a,b   Liao, Wenli ^a   Li, Zhongbin ^a   Chen, Changguo ^b  

^a CHONGQING UNIVERSITY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES   (China)

^b CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CATALYST ACTIVITY; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; LINEAR TRANSFORMATIONS; METHANOL; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; PYROLYSIS;

ACTIVE SITE STRUCTURE; ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; HIGH-TEMPERATURE PYROLYSIS; METHANOL CROSSOVER; NITROGEN-DOPED CARBONS; PARTIAL TRANSFORMATION; PYROLYSIS TEMPERATURE; TOTAL NITROGEN CONTENT;

NANOSPHERES;

EID: 84921788633     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2015.01.007     Document Type: Article

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