Iron chelates as low-cost and effective electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction reaction in microbial fuel cells

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 6462-6469

  Nguyen, Minh Toan ^a   Mecheri, Barbara ^a   D'Epifanio, Alessandra ^a   Pepé Sciarria, Tommy ^a,b   Adani, Fabrizio ^b   Licoccia, Silvia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Ambientali: Produzione   (Italy)

Author keywords

Iron chelates; Iron based catalyst; Microbial fuel cell (MFC); Oxygen reduction reaction (ORR)

Indexed keywords

CARBON BLACK; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CATALYST SUPPORTS; CHELATION; COSTS; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; IRON; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOCATALYSTS; OXYGEN; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; SODIUM;

DIETHYLENE TRIAMINE; DOMESTIC WASTEWATER; ELECTROCATALYST FOR OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTIONS; ELECTROCHEMICAL ACTIVITIES; IRON CHELATE; IRON-BASED CATALYST; MAXIMUM CURRENT DENSITY; NITROGEN PHYSISORPTION;

MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

EID: 84897408486     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.02.064     Document Type: Article

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