Surface area expansion of electrodes with grass-like nanostructures and gold nanoparticles to enhance electricity generation in microbial fuel cells

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 123, Issue , 2012, Pages 177-183

  Alatraktchi, Fatima AlZahra'a ^a   Zhang, Yifeng ^a   Noori, Jafar Safaa ^a   Angelidaki, Irini ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Electricity generation; Electron beam evaporation; Microbial fuel cell; Nanograss; Sputter deposition

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRODE MATERIAL; ELECTRON BEAM EVAPORATION; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; MAXIMUM POWER DENSITY; NANOGRASS; POWER DENSITIES; SURFACE AREA;

AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE; BIOSENSORS; CARBON; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; GOLD; GOLD DEPOSITS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; NANOSTRUCTURES; SILICON; SPUTTER DEPOSITION; TITANIUM;

ELECTRODES;

CARBON; GOLD; GOLD NANOPARTICLE; NANOGRASS; NANOMATERIAL; SILICON; TITANIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRODE; FUEL CELL; GOLD; GRASS; PARTICULATE MATTER; SURFACE AREA; TITANIUM; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODE; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; PAPER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENEWABLE ENERGY;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; CARBON; COPPER; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODES; GOLD; METAL NANOPARTICLES; POACEAE; SILICON; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TITANIUM;

EID: 84865573665     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.07.048     Document Type: Article

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