Application of aluminum-alloy mesh composite carbon cloth for the design of anode/cathode electrodes in Escherichia coli microbial fuel cell

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 38, Issue 25, 2013, Pages 11131-11137

  Chen, Yan Ming ^a   Wang, Chin Tsan ^b   Yang, Yung Chin ^a   Chen, Wei Jung ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Alloy mesh composite carbon cloth; Electrical double layer; Microbial fuel cell; Power performance

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ANODES; ELECTRODES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUEL CELLS; MESH GENERATION; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

CARBON CLOTHS; ELECTRICAL DOUBLE LAYERS; EQUIVALENT RESISTANCE; INTERNAL RESISTANCE; POWER DENSITIES; POWER PERFORMANCE; SURFACE AREA;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS;

EID: 84873521347     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.01.010     Document Type: Article

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