Parameters characterization and optimization of activated carbon (AC) cathodes for microbial fuel cell application

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 163, Issue , 2014, Pages 54-63

  Santoro, Carlo ^a,b,c   Artyushkova, Kateryna ^c   Babanova, Sofia ^c   Atanassov, Plamen ^c   Ieropoulos, Ioannis ^d   Grattieri, Matteo ^e,f   Cristiani, Pierangela ^f   Trasatti, Stefano ^g   Li, Baikun ^a,b   Schuler, Andrew J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b University of Connecticut   (United States)

^c MSC01 1070   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^e POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^f RICERCA SUL SISTEMA ENERGETICO RSE S P A   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Activated carbon cathode; Fabrication protocol; Pressure treatment; SCMFC; Temperature treatment

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; CATHODES; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; HEAT RESISTANCE; HEAT TREATMENT; MORPHOLOGY; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE MORPHOLOGY;

CATHODE PERFORMANCE; CATHODIC OXYGEN REDUCTION; FUEL CELL APPLICATION; PRESSURE TREATMENTS; SCMFC; TEMPERATURE TREATMENTS; TRANSFER RESISTANCE; TREATMENT TEMPERATURE;

MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; OXYGEN; CARBON;

ACTIVATED CARBON; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CATALYST; ELECTRODE; FUEL CELL; HEATING; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETERIZATION; PRESSURE EFFECT;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; CHEMISTRY; COST; ELECTRODE; HEAT TREATMENT; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; MORPHOLOGY; PARAMETERS; PERFORMANCE; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; SURFACE PROPERTY; TEMPERATURE; BIOENERGY; PRESSURE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; CARBON; ELECTRODES; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; POROSITY; PRESSURE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84899581839     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.03.091     Document Type: Article

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