Carbon based nanotubes and nanopowder as impregnated electrode structures for enhanced power generation: Evaluation with real field wastewater

Applied Energy

Volumn 95, Issue , 2012, Pages 31-37

  Mohanakrishna, G ^a   Krishna Mohan, S ^b   Venkata Mohan, S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b Defence Research and Development Laboratory ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Carbon nanopowder (CNP); Distillery wastewater; Electrogenic activity; Microbial fuel cell; Multi walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT); Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ANODES; CARBON; CHARGE TRANSFER; DEGRADATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EPOXY RESINS; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ANOLYTES; CARBON NANOPOWDERS; CARBON NANOSTRUCTURES; CARBON-BASED; CONDUCTIVE EPOXY; DISTILLERY WASTEWATER; DISTILLERY WASTEWATERS; ELECTRODE STRUCTURE; GRAPHITE ANODE; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL (MFC); MULTI-WALLED NANOTUBES; NANO POWDERS; SUBSTRATE DEGRADATION; SURFACE AREA;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

BIOENERGY; CARBON; DEGRADATION; DISTILLATION; ELECTRODE; FUEL CELL; GRAPHITE; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; POWER GENERATION; RESIN; SUBSTRATE; WASTEWATER;

EID: 84859432869     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.01.058     Document Type: Article

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