Air-cathode preparation with activated carbon as catalyst, PTFE as binder and nickel foam as current collector for microbial fuel cells

Bioelectrochemistry

Volumn 92, Issue , 2013, Pages 22-26

  Cheng, Shaoan ^a   Wu, Jiancheng ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Air cathode; Bioenergy; Microbial fuel cell; Nickel foam

Indexed keywords

AIR CATHODE; BIO-ENERGY; CATHODE PERFORMANCE; CATHODE PREPARATION; CURRENT COLLECTOR; LINEAR SWEEP VOLTAMMETRY; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS (MFCS); NICKEL FOAM;

ACTIVATED CARBON; BINDERS; CATALYSTS; CATHODES; ELECTRIC CURRENT COLLECTORS; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; NICKEL; PLATINUM;

LOADING;

ACTIVATED CARBON; NICKEL; PLATINUM; POLITEF;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; CONTROLLED STUDY; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; POTENTIOMETRY; SCALE UP;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; CATALYSIS; CHARCOAL; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODES; KINETICS; NICKEL; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; POROSITY;

EID: 84876390475     PISSN: 15675394     EISSN: 1878562X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2013.03.001     Document Type: Article

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