Highly durable anodes of microbial fuel cells using a reduced graphene oxide/carbon nanotube-coated scaffold

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 169, Issue , 2014, Pages 532-536

  Chou, Hung Tao ^a   Lee, Hui Ju ^b   Lee, Chi Young ^a   Tai, Nyan Hwa ^a   Chang, Hwan You ^b  

^a Department of Materials Science and Engineering ^*  (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Biocatalyst; Bioenergy; Graphene; Macroporous anodes; Microbial fuel cell

Indexed keywords

ANODES; BIOCATALYSTS; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUEL CELLS; GRAPHENE; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; NANOTUBES; SCAFFOLDS; SCAFFOLDS (BIOLOGY); CARBON NANOTUBES; ELECTRODES; MASS TRANSFER; YARN;

BIO-ENERGY; CONDUCTIVE SURFACES; DIPCOATING METHODS; ESCHERICHIA COLI GROWTHS; MACROPOROUS; MASS TRANSFER RATE; MAXIMUM CURRENT DENSITY; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES; METABOLIC ACTIVITY;

CARBON NANOTUBES; GRAPHENE;

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; CARBON NANOTUBE; GRAPHENE OXIDE; MELAMINE; CARBOXYL GROUP; MULTI WALLED NANOTUBE; CARBON; GRAPHITE;

BACTERIUM; BIOENERGY; CATALYST; COATING; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON; FUEL CELL; MASS TRANSFER; METABOLISM; OXIDE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARBON; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FULLERENE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BIOASSAY; BIOCATALYST; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; DENSITY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IMMOBILIZATION; MATERIAL COATING; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; NANOFABRICATION; O NITROPHENYL BETA GALACTOSIDE ASSAY; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; THICKNESS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM; BIOENERGY; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MICROBIOLOGY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; TIME; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

BACTERIA; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; CARBON; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ELECTRODES; GRAPHITE; NANOTUBES, CARBON; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84905235016     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.07.027     Document Type: Article

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