The effects of carbon electrode surface properties on bacteria attachment and start up time of microbial fuel cells

Carbon

Volumn 67, Issue , 2014, Pages 128-139

  Santoro, C ^a,b   Guilizzoni, M ^c   Correa Baena, J P ^a,b   Pasaogullari, U ^a,b   Casalegno, A ^c   Li, B ^a,b   Babanova, S ^d   Artyushkova, K ^d   Atanassov, P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b University of Connecticut   (United States)

^c POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^d MSC01 1070   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANODES; BIOFILMS; CONTACT ANGLE; ELECTRODES; FUEL CELLS; HYDROPHOBICITY; PAPER; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

ANODE SURFACES; BACTERIA ATTACHMENTS; BACTERIAL ATTACHMENT; CARBON ANODES; CARBON ELECTRODE; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; SODIUM ACETATE SOLUTION; STARTUP TIME;

MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

EID: 84892792821     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2013.09.071     Document Type: Article

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