Table 3 Surface atomic concentration of different types of nitrogen in Co-PPy-TsOH/C catalysts prepared from various cobalt precursors
Cobalt precursor | Pyridinic-N | Pyrrolic-N | Graphitic-N | Oxidized-N |
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Cobalt acetate | 0.308 | 0.225 | 0.279 | 0.188 |
Cobalt nitrate | 0.297 | 0.204 | 0.293 | 0.207 |
Cobalt oxalate | 0.345 | 0.305 | 0.197 | 0.153 |
Cobalt chloride | 0.355 | 0.311 | 0.175 | 0.159 |