Electrochemical oxidation of ethanol on palladium-nickel nanocatalyst in alkaline media

Applied Catalysis B: Environmental

Volumn 189, Issue , 2016, Pages 110-118

  Obradovic M D ^a   Stancic Z M ^b   Lačnjevac, U Č ^c   Radmilovic V V ^b   Gavrilovic Wohlmuther A ^d   Radmilovic V R ^b,e   Gojkovic S L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^d Centre of Electrochemical Surface Technology   (Austria)

^e SERBIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AND ARTS   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Alkaline; Ethanol oxidation; Fuel cell; Nickel; Palladium

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; CATALYSTS; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTROCHEMICAL OXIDATION; ELECTROLYTES; ETHANOL; FUEL CELLS; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; OIL WELL FLOODING; OXIDATION; PALLADIUM; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ALKALINE; ALKALINE SOLUTIONS; BOROHYDRIDE REDUCTIONS; ETHANOL OXIDATION; ETHANOL OXIDATION REACTION; PALLADIUM PARTICLES; POSITIVE POTENTIAL; POTENTIOSTATIC CONDITIONS;

NICKEL;

EID: 84958959950     PISSN: 09263373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2016.02.039     Document Type: Article

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