Study of hydrogen production in light assisted microbial electrolysis cell operated with dye sensitized solar cell

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 23, 2009, Pages 9297-9304

  Ajayi, Folusho F ^a   Kim, Kyoung Yeol ^a   Chae, Kyu Jung ^a   Choi, Mi Jin ^a   Kim, Sung Youn ^a   Chang, In Seop ^a   Kim, In S ^a  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Dye sensitized solar cell; Hydrogen production; Microbial electrolysis cell; Photo electrode

Indexed keywords

BATCH EXPERIMENTS; COULOMBIC EFFICIENCY; DYE SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; ELECTROLYSIS CELL; ENERGY SOURCE; LIGHT INTENSITY; NATURAL SUNLIGHT; OPEN CIRCUIT POTENTIAL; PHOTOELECTRODE; RECOVERY EFFICIENCY; REPEATED BATCH;

CELLS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; GAS PRODUCERS; RUTHENIUM; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 72149100158     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.09.096     Document Type: Article

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