Novel electrode materials to enhance the bacterial adhesion and increase the power generation in microbial fuel cells (MFCs)

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 557-563

  Jiang, Daqian ^a   Li, Baikun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial adhesion; Granular activated carbon; Microbial fuel cells (MFCs); Polypyrrole (PPy)

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL CELLS; CARBON-CLOTH ELECTRODES; COATED ELECTRODES; COATING THICKNESS; COLUMBIC EFFICIENCY; CONDUCTIVE POLYMER; ELECTRODE MATERIAL; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBON; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBONS; HIGH POWER OUTPUT; HIGH SURFACE AREA; INTERNAL RESISTANCE; PEAK POWER; POWER PRODUCTION; SUPPORT MATERIALS;

ADHESION; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOPOLYMERS; CELL MEMBRANES; CHARCOAL; COATED WIRE ELECTRODES; COATINGS; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRODES; ENERGY CONVERSION; FUEL CELLS; GRANULAR MATERIALS; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; POLYPYRROLES; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

ACTIVATED CARBON; BACTERIUM; ELECTRODE; FUEL CELL; POLYMER; POWER GENERATION;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; CARBON; ELECTRODES; POLYMERS; PYRROLES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 62849104654     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2009.007     Document Type: Article

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