Enhancement of hydrogen evolution in alkaline water electrolysis by using nickel-rare earth alloys

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 4295-4302

  Cardoso, D S P ^a   Amaral, L ^a   Santos, D M F ^a   Sljukic B ^a   Sequeira, C A C ^a   Maccio D ^b   Saccone, A ^b  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alkaline water electrolysis; Hydrogen evolution reaction; Kinetic parameters; Nickel rare earth alloys

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; ALKALINITY; BINARY ALLOYS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DYSPROSIUM ALLOYS; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYSIS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY ANALYSIS; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION REACTION; KINETIC PARAMETERS; MELTING; MORPHOLOGY; NICKEL METALLOGRAPHY; RARE EARTHS; SAMARIUM ALLOYS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

ALKALINE MEDIA; ALKALINE WATER ELECTROLYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; ELECTROCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION; INDUCTION FURNACE; PHASES CRYSTAL STRUCTURES; RARE EARTH METALS;

NICKEL ALLOYS;

EID: 84924131126     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2015.01.174     Document Type: Article

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