Multi-walled carbon nanotubes as electrode material for microbial fuel cells

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 65, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1208-1214

  Thepsuparungsikul, N ^a   Phonthamachai, N ^b   Ng, H Y ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Brunauer Emmerr Teller method; Field emission scanning electron microscope; Microbial fuel cell; Multi walled carbon nanotubes

Indexed keywords

BRUNAUER-EMMERR-TELLER METHOD; CARBON CLOTHS; CARBON NANOTUBES (CNTS); CARBON PAPER; CARBOXYL GROUPS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICAL MONITORING; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL STABILITIES; ELECTRODE MATERIAL; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; FOUR-PROBE METHODS; HIGH CONDUCTIVITY; HIGH SURFACE AREA; INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL (MFC); PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; RESEARCH STUDIES; TREATMENT EFFICIENCY;

CATHODES; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; CORROSION RESISTANCE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); QUALITY CONTROL;

MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

CARBOXYL GROUP; GRAPHITE; MULTI WALLED NANOTUBE; ORGANIC MATTER;

CARBON; CATALYST; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; FUEL CELL; FULLERENE; INNOVATION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; ORGANIC MATTER; OXIDATION; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CLOTHING; CONDUCTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODE; ENERGY; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL CORROSION; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN ELECTRODE; PAPER; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POWER SUPPLY; WASTE WATER;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOFILMS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRODES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NANOTUBES, CARBON; ORGANIC CHEMICALS;

EID: 84859732308     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2012.956     Document Type: Article

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