Characterization and performance study of sulfonated poly ether ether ketone/Fe3O4 nano composite membrane as electrolyte for microbial fuel cell

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 243, Issue , 2014, Pages 564-571

  Prabhu, Narayanaswamy Venkatesan ^a   Sangeetha, Dharmalingam ^a  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Inverse spinel structure; Magnetite; Microbial fuel cell; Polymer nano composites; Proton hopping mechanism; Sulfonated poly ether ether ketone

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894087709     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2013.12.103     Document Type: Article

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