Microbially-reduced graphene scaffolds to facilitate extracellular electron transfer in microbial fuel cells

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 116, Issue , 2012, Pages 453-458

  Yuan, Yong ^a   Zhou, Shungui ^a   Zhao, Bo ^b   Zhuang, Li ^a   Wang, Yueqiang ^a  

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

^b GUILIN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Extracellular electron transfer; Microbial fuel cell; Microbially reduced graphene; Scaffolds

Indexed keywords

COULOMBIC EFFICIENCY; ELECTROCHEMICAL MEASUREMENTS; ELECTRON TRANSFER KINETICS; EXTRACELLULAR ELECTRON TRANSFER; GRAPHENE OXIDES; IN-SITU CONSTRUCTION; MAXIMUM POWER DENSITY; ONE-POT METHOD; PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS; SOLID ELECTRODES;

ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; SCAFFOLDS;

GRAPHENE;

ACETIC ACID; GRAPHENE OXIDE;

BACTERIUM; ELECTRODE; ELECTROKINESIS; ELECTRON; FUEL CELL; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BIOFILM; CELL RESPIRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLIC POTENTIOMETRY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; EXTRACELLULAR ELECTRON TRANSFER; KINETICS; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; NONHUMAN; ONE POT SYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOFILMS; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; ELECTRONS; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; GRAPHITE; KINETICS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84861702089     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.03.118     Document Type: Article

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