Multi-walled carbon nanotube/SnO2 nanocomposite: A novel anode material for microbial fuel cells

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 130, Issue , 2014, Pages 512-518

  Mehdinia, Ali ^a   Ziaei, Ehsan ^b   Jabbari, Ali ^b  

^a IRANIAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCEANOGRAPHY AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE   (Iran)

^b K N TOOSI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Anode modification; Carbon nanotubes; Microbial fuel cell; Nanocomposits; Tin oxide

Indexed keywords

ANODE MODIFICATION; CHARGE TRANSFER EFFICIENCY; ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; GLASSY CARBON ELECTRODES; MAXIMUM POWER DENSITY; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS (MFCS); NANOCOMPOSITS;

ANODES; CARBON NANOTUBES; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TIN; TIN OXIDES; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

GLASS MEMBRANE ELECTRODES;

EID: 84898074905     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2014.03.011     Document Type: Article

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