Iron phthalocyanine supported on amino-functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotube as an alternative cathodic oxygen catalyst in microbial fuel cells

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 102, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 5849-5854

  Yuan, Yong ^a,c   Zhao, Bo ^b   Jeon, Yongwon ^c   Zhong, Shengkui ^b   Zhou, Shungui ^a   Kim, Sunghyun ^c  

^a GUANGDONG INSTITUTE OF ECO ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOIL SCIENCES   (China)

^b GUILIN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Amino functionalization; Iron phthalocyanine; Microbial fuel cell; Multi walled carbon nanotube; Platinum

Indexed keywords

AMINO FUNCTIONALIZATION; ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ACTIVITIES; ENERGY OUTPUT; FUNCTIONALIZED MULTI-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES; FUNCTIONALIZED-MWCNT; IRON PHTHALOCYANINE; IRON PHTHALOCYANINES; LINEAR SWEEP VOLTAMMOGRAMS; MAXIMUM POWER DENSITY; NEUTRAL PH; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; SUSTAINABLE ENERGY;

CARBON BLACK; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CATHODES; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; FUEL CELLS; IRON; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN; PLATINUM;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

CARBOXYLIC ACID; IRON PHTHALOCYANINE; MULTI WALLED NANOTUBE; OXYGEN; PHTHALOCYANINE; PLATINUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID; CARBON; CARBOXYLIC ACID; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; DYE; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FUEL CELL; LINEARITY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; OXYGEN; PLATINUM;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; CYCLIC POTENTIOMETRY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; CATALYSIS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODES; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; INDOLES; NANOTUBES, CARBON; OXYGEN;

EID: 79955010680     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.02.115     Document Type: Article

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