Influence of the synthesis method for Pt catalysts supported on highly mesoporous carbon xerogel and vulcan carbon black on the electro-oxidation of methanol

Catalysts

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 392-405

  Alegre, Cinthia ^a   Gálvez, María Elena ^a   Moliner, Rafael ^a   Lázaro, María Jesús ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE CARBOQUÍMICA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carbon black; Carbon xerogel; Methanol electro oxidation; Pt catalysts

Indexed keywords

EID: 84924709566     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/catal5010392     Document Type: Article

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