Acidic and alkaline pretreatments of activated carbon and their effects on the performance of air-cathodes in microbial fuel cells

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 144, Issue , 2013, Pages 632-636

  Wang, Xin ^a   Gao, Ningshengjie ^a   Zhou, Qixing ^a   Dong, Heng ^a   Yu, Hongbing ^a   Feng, Yujie ^b  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Microbial fuel cell; Porous analysis; Pretreatment; Surface pH

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; CATHODES; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; OHMIC CONTACTS;

ACIDIC PRE TREATMENTS; ALKALINE PRETREATMENT; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS (MFCS); OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; POROUS ANALYSIS; PRE-TREATMENT; STAINLESS STEEL MESH; SURFACE PH;

ALKALINITY;

ACTIVATED CARBON; HYDROXIDE; PROTON;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; CATALYST; ELECTRODE; FUEL CELL; HYDROXIDE; LOW TEMPERATURE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PH; PORE SPACE; POROUS MEDIUM;

AIR CATHODE; ARTICLE; CORROSION; DENSITY; DIFFUSION; ELECTRODE; LOW TEMPERATURE; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACTIVATED CARBON; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; POROUS ANALYSIS; PRETREATMENT; SURFACE PH;

ADSORPTION; AIR; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; CHARCOAL; DIELECTRIC SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; ELECTRODES; HYDROXIDES; NITRIC ACID; NITROGEN; POROSITY; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84881549685     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.07.022     Document Type: Article

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