Influence of different transition metals on the properties of Me–N–C (Me = Fe, Co, Cu, Zn) catalysts synthesized using SBA-15 as tubular nano-silica reactor for oxygen reduction reaction

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 41, Issue 47, 2016, Pages 22570-22588

  Osmieri, Luigi ^a   Monteverde Videla, Alessandro H A ^a   Armandi, Marco ^a   Specchia, Stefania ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alkaline conditions; Non noble metal catalysts; Oxygen reduction reaction; Rotating ring disk electrode; TGA MS; Transition metals

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CRACKING (CHEMICAL); ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OXYGEN; PRECIOUS METALS; SILICA; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; TRANSITION METALS;

ALKALINE CONDITIONS; NON-NOBLE METAL CATALYSTS; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; ROTATING RING-DISK ELECTRODE; TGA-MS;

CATALYST ACTIVITY;

EID: 84997416723     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2016.05.223     Document Type: Article

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