Preparation and structural characterization of ZnO and CeO2 nanocomposite powders as 'active catalytic supports'

Powder Technology

Volumn 267, Issue , 2014, Pages 180-192

  Barrios, Celina E ^a   Baltanás, Miguel A ^a   Bolmaro, Raúl ^b   Bonivardi, Adrian L ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL LITORAL   (Argentina)

^b INSTITUTO DE FÍSICA ROSARIO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Active catalytic supports; Cerium oxide; Hydrogen production; Nanocomposite powders; Palladium; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CATALYTIC REFORMING; CERIUM; CERIUM COMPOUNDS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NANOCOMPOSITES; PALLADIUM; POWDERS; STEAM REFORMING; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC; ZINC COMPOUNDS; ZINC OXIDE;

CATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; CATALYTIC SUPPORTS; CERIUM OXIDES; NANO-COMPOSITE POWDERS; OXIDIZING ATMOSPHERE; STEAM REFORMING OF METHANOL (SRM); STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION; TEMPERATURE PROGRAMMED OXIDATION;

METALLIC COMPOUNDS;

CARBONIC ACID; CERIUM OXIDE NANOPARTICLE; NANOCOMPOSITE; ZINC OXIDE NANOPARTICLE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DECOMPOSITION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DISPERSION; HEATING; INFRARED SPECTROMETRY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NANOANALYSIS; OXIDATION KINETICS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; POWDER; REACTION ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMAL ANALYSIS; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84929461423     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: 1873328X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2014.07.006     Document Type: Article

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