journal article·2026-08

Boosting electrocatalytic glycerol oxidation into formate by enhancing glycerol adsorption via Pt-NiCo2O4 catalysts

Zhen Liu, Wenbo Li, Jiari He, Zeyan Wang, Yuanyuan Liu, Peng Wang, Hefeng Cheng, Ying Dai, Baibiao Huang, Zhaoke Zheng

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