Graphene supported α-MnO2 nanotubes as a cathode catalyst for improved power generation and wastewater treatment in single-chambered microbial fuel cells

RSC Advances

Volumn 3, Issue 21, 2013, Pages 7902-7911

  Khilari, Santimoy ^a   Pandit, Soumya ^a   Ghangrekar, M M ^a   Das, Debabrata ^a   Pradhan, Debabrata ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CATH-ODE MATERIALS; ENERGY PRODUCTIONS; HIGH POWER DENSITY; HIGH-POWER GENERATION; HYDROTHERMALLY SYNTHESIZED; MANGANESE DIOXIDE NANOTUBES; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; VOLUMETRIC POWER DENSITY;

ACTIVATED CARBON; BIOELECTRIC PHENOMENA; CATHODES; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GRAPHENE; LOADING; MANGANESE OXIDE; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; PLATINUM; RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CATALYST SUPPORTS;

EID: 84877723211     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20462069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c3ra22569k     Document Type: Article

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