Treatment of carbon cloth anodes for improving power generation in a dual-chamber microbial fuel cell

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 623-628

  Cai, Hui ^a   Wang, Juan ^a   Bu, Yunfei ^a   Zhong, Qin ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Anode pretreatment; Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy; Microbial fuel cell; Power generation; X ray photoelectron spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATED NITRIC ACID; EXTERNAL RESISTANCE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; IMPROVING POWER; INTERNAL RESISTANCE; MAXIMUM POWER DENSITY; MUFFLE FURNACES; PRE-TREATMENT;

ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; NITRIC ACID; PHOTOELECTRONS; POWER GENERATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

ANODES;

CARBON; CARBON CLOTH ANODE; NITRIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; FURNACE; HEATING; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; NONHUMAN; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84875496945     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.3875     Document Type: Article

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