Nanomodification of the electrodes in microbial fuel cell: Impact of nanoparticle density on electricity production and microbial community

Applied Energy

Volumn 116, Issue , 2014, Pages 216-222

  Alatraktchi, Fatima AlZahra'a ^a   Zhang, Yifeng ^a   Angelidaki, Irini ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Electricity generation; Electrodes modification; Microbial community; Microbial fuel cell; Nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ELECTRODES; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; MICROORGANISMS; NANOPARTICLES; PAPER;

COULOMBIC EFFICIENCY; DIFFERENT DENSITIES; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION; ELECTRODE MODIFICATION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS (MFCS); NANOPARTICLE DENSITY;

MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRODE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FUEL CELL; GOLD; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NANOTECHNOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84890831771     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.11.058     Document Type: Article

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