Nanostructured polypyrrole-coated anode for sun-powered microbial fuel cells

Bioelectrochemistry

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 50-56

  Zou, Yongjin ^a   Pisciotta, John ^a   Baskakov, Ilia V ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioelectricity; Cyanobacteria; Electrochemistry; Electrogenic; Microbial fuel cells; Photosynthetic; Polypyrrole; Self sustainable

Indexed keywords

ANODE MATERIAL; BIOELECTRICITY; COATED ANODE; CYANOBACTERIA; ELECTRICAL POWER; ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE POLYMERS; ELECTROGENIC; ELECTRON COLLECTIONS; ELECTRON-TRANSFER RESISTANCE; IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; LOADING DENSITY; NANO-STRUCTURED; ORGANIC FUELS; POWER DENSITIES; REDOX CURRENT; SELF-SUSTAINABLE;

ANODES; BIOCHEMICAL FUEL CELLS; CELL CULTURE; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

POLYPYRROLES;

NANOCOATING; POLYPYRROLE;

ANODE; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; CYCLIC POTENTIOMETRY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MATERIAL COATING; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; NANOANALYSIS; NANOIMAGING; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SCANNING ELECTROCHEMICAL MICROSCOPY; SOLAR ENERGY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SUNLIGHT;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NANOSTRUCTURES; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; POLYMERS; PYRROLES; SOLAR ENERGY;

CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 77951878868     PISSN: 15675394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2009.11.001     Document Type: Article

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