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Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 801230, 7 pages
doi:10.1155/2012/801230
Research Article

Hydrogen Storage Enhancement Attained by Fixation of Ti on MWNTs

J. J. Pérez-Bueno,1 M. L. Mendoza López,2 K. M. Brieño Enriquez,1 J. Ledesma García,3 L. A. Godínez Mora-Tovar,1 and C. Angeles Chavez4

1Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico en Electroquímica, S.C. Subdirección de Investigación, Parque Tecnológico Querétaro-Sanfandila, 76703 Pedro Escobedo, QRO, Mexico
2Departamento de Metalmecánica, Instituto Tecnológico de Querétaro, Avenida Tecnológico s/n Esq. M. Escobedo, Col. Centro, 76000 Querétaro, QRO, Mexico
3División de Investigación y Posgrado, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro (UAQ), Centro Universitario, 76010 Querétaro, QRO, Mexico
4Programa de Ingeniería Molecular, Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo, Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas 152, A. P. 14-805, 07730 México City, DF, Mexico

Received 23 March 2012; Revised 8 June 2012; Accepted 17 June 2012

Academic Editor: Jasmina Grbovic Novakovic

Copyright © 2012 J. J. Pérez-Bueno et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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