Effect of polyaniline-graphene nanosheets modified cathode on the performance of sediment microbial fuel cell

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 88, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1946-1950

  Ren, Yueping ^a   Pan, Danyun ^a   Li, Xiufen ^a   Fu, Fei ^a   Zhao, Yanan ^a   Wang, Xinhua ^a  

^a JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cathode; Graphene nanosheets (GNS); Polyaniline (PANI); Sediment microbial fuel cell (SMFC)

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICITY GENERATION CAPACITY; GRAPHENE NANOSHEETS; MAXIMUM POWER DENSITY; OPTIMUM RATIO; OUTPUT VOLTAGES; POLYANILINES (PANI); SEDIMENT MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

ANILINE; GRAPHENE; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; NANOSHEETS; POLYANILINE; SEDIMENTS;

CATHODES;

GRAPHENE; GRAPHENE NANOSHEET; GRAPHITE; POLYANILINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATHODE RAY TUBE; DENSITY; DOPING; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRODE; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; NANOFABRICATION; POLYMERIZATION; SEDIMENT MICROBIAL FUEL CELL;

EID: 84883772260     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4146     Document Type: Article

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