High surface area stainless steel brushes as cathodes in microbial electrolysis cells

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2179-2183

  Call, Douglas F ^a   Merrill, Matthew D ^a   Logan, Bruce E ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPLIED VOLTAGES; CARBON CATHODES; CARBON CLOTHS; CATHODE CATALYSTS; CATHODE SURFACES; EFFICIENT TECHNOLOGIES; ELECTRICAL ENERGIES; ELECTROLYSIS CELLS; HIGH CURRENT DENSITIES; HIGH SURFACE AREAS; HYDROGEN EVOLUTIONS; HYDROGEN GAS; LARGE SURFACE AREAS; LINEAR SWEEP VOLTAMMETRIES; ORGANIC MATTERS; OVERALL ENERGY EFFICIENCIES; OVERPOTENTIAL; PRECIOUS METAL CATALYSTS; SPECIFIC SURFACES; STAINLESS STEEL CATHODES; SUBSTRATE UTILIZATIONS;

BRUSHES; CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; CATHODES; CORROSION RESISTANT ALLOYS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; ELECTRON TUBES; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GRAPHITE; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PLATINUM; PRECIOUS METALS; SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA; STEEL METALLURGY;

STAINLESS STEEL;

CARBON; GRAPHITE; HYDROGEN; PLATINUM; STAINLESS STEEL;

CATALYSIS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTROKINESIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY USE; HYDROGEN;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROLYSIS; INSTRUMENTATION; POTENTIOMETRY;

BACTERIA; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYSIS; HYDROGEN; PLATINUM; STAINLESS STEEL;

EID: 64549127249     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es803074x     Document Type: Article

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