Uniformly dispersed ruthenium nanoparticles on porous carbon from coffee waste outperform platinum for hydrogen evolution reaction in alkaline media
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SUBMITTER: Sukhbaatar B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10925596 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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