Microwave-assisted synthesis of double-shell PtRu/TiO2 catalyst towards methanol electro-oxidation

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 40, Issue 45, 2015, Pages 15652-15662

  Hu, Yuming ^a   Zhu, Aimei ^a   Zhang, Chaoli ^a   Zhang, Qiugen ^a   Liu, Qinglin ^a  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Double shell; Methanol electrooxidation; Microwave assisted; PtRu catalyst; TiO2 supported

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; BINARY ALLOYS; CHRONOAMPEROMETRY; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTROOXIDATION; METHANOL; OXIDE MINERALS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

DOUBLE SHELLS; METHANOL ELECTROOXIDATION; MICROWAVE ASSISTED; PT-RU CATALYSTS; TIO2 SUPPORTED;

CATALYSTS;

EID: 84947764859     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2015.09.094     Document Type: Article

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