Performance of microbial fuel cells with and without Nafion solution as cathode binding agent

Bioelectrochemistry

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 261-264

  Huang, Yuelong ^a   He, Zhen ^b   Mansfeld, Florian ^a  

^a University of Southern California   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Milwaukee   (United States)

Author keywords

Electricity production; Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS); Internal resistance; Microbial fuel cell (MFC); Nafion

Indexed keywords

BINDING AGENT; CATHODE CATALYST; CATHODE MATERIALS; CELL VOLTAGES; CURRENT OUTPUT; ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; EXPOSURE-TIME; EXTERNAL RESISTORS; FUNCTION OF TIME; IMPEDANCE SPECTRUM; INTERNAL RESISTANCE; MAXIMUM POWER OUTPUT; MAXIMUM VALUES; NAFION SOLUTION; POTENTIODYNAMIC TECHNIQUE; POWER CONCENTRATION; SURFACE LAYERS; TIME CONSTANTS;

BIOCHEMICAL FUEL CELLS; CATHODES; CATHODIC POLARIZATION; CELLS; ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

ION EXCHANGE RESIN; NAFION SOLUTION; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; EXPOSURE; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; POTENTIOMETRY;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; CATALYSIS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; ELECTRODES; FLUOROCARBON POLYMERS; SOLUTIONS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; WATER;

EID: 77955274422     PISSN: 15675394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2010.03.009     Document Type: Article

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