Nanostructured macroporous bioanode based on polyaniline-modified natural loofah sponge for high-performance microbial fuel cells

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 24, 2013, Pages 14525-14532

  Yuan, Yong ^a   Zhou, Shungui ^a   Liu, Yi ^a   Tang, Jiahuan ^a  

^a GUANGDONG INSTITUTE OF ECO ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOIL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANO-PARTICLES; CARBONIZATION PROCEDURES; EXTRACELLULAR ELECTRON TRANSFER; HIGH-PERFORMANCE ANODES; LOADING CAPACITIES; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS (MFCS); MICROSCOPIC STRUCTURES; PRECURSOR MATERIALS;

ANODES; CARBON; CARBONIZATION; FABRICATION; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; NANOPARTICLES; POLYANILINE; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

LOADING;

CARBON; NITROGEN; POLYANILINE;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; ELECTRODE; FUEL CELL; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PLANT PRODUCT; POLYMER; POROUS MEDIUM; RECYCLING; WASTE TREATMENT;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; LUFFA; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; POLYMERIZATION; PRECURSOR; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY;

ANILINE COMPOUNDS; BACTERIA; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; CARBON; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; ELECTRODES; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; LUFFA; NANOSTRUCTURES; NITROGEN; POROSITY;

EID: 84890749859     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es404163g     Document Type: Article

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