Graphene oxide-impregnated PVA-STA composite polymer electrolyte membrane separator for power generation in a single-chambered microbial fuel cell

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 52, Issue 33, 2013, Pages 11597-11606

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

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AC IMPEDANCE ANALYSIS; COMPOSITE POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANES; COULOMBIC EFFICIENCY; DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATIONS; ELECTROCHEMICAL BEHAVIORS; MAXIMUM POWER DENSITY; NAFION 117 MEMBRANES; POLY (VINYL ALCOHOL) (PVA);

CHLOROACETIC ACID; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; GRAPHENE; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; SEPARATORS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

MEMBRANES;

EID: 84883172169     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie4016045     Document Type: Article

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