Characterization and performance study on chitosan-functionalized multi walled carbon nano tube as separator in microbial fuel cell

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 435, Issue , 2013, Pages 92-98

  Narayanaswamy Venkatesan, Prabhu ^a   Dharmalingam, Sangeetha ^a  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Chitosan; Microbial fuel cell; MWCNT; Non covalent functionalization; Oxygen mass transfer coefficient

Indexed keywords

CHITOSAN COMPOSITES; FUNCTIONALIZED-MWCNT; MAXIMUM POWER DENSITY; MWCNT; NON-COVALENT FUNCTIONALIZATION; OXYGEN MASS TRANSFER; PERFORMANCE STUDY; SINGLE CHAMBERS;

CARBON; CHITOSAN; COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; MASS TRANSFER; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; OXYGEN;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

CHITOSAN; MULTI WALLED NANOTUBE; OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DENSITY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; WATER ABSORPTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84875240264     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.01.064     Document Type: Article

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