The performance of phosphorus (P)-doped activated carbon as a catalyst in air-cathode microbial fuel cells

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 170, Issue , 2014, Pages 379-384

  Chen, Zhihao ^a   Li, Kexun ^a   Pu, Liangtao ^a  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Activated carbon air cathode; High temperature; Microbial fuel cells; P doped functional group; Phosphoric acid activation

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; CATALYSTS; CATHODES; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; FUEL CELLS; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; PHOSPHORUS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; GAS FUEL PURIFICATION;

BRUNAUER EMMETT TELLERS; CATALYST LAYERS; CHEMICALLY MODIFIED; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MAXIMUM POWER DENSITY; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS (MFCS); PHOSPHORIC ACID ACTIVATION; TOTAL RESISTANCE; POWER DENSITIES;

MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; EDETIC ACID; OXYGEN; PHOSPHORIC ACID; PHOSPHORUS; CARBON; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; PHOSPHATE;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CATALYST; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; FUEL CELL; HIGH TEMPERATURE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOSPHORUS; ELECTRODE; INORGANIC ACID; OXYGEN; REACTION KINETICS;

ACIDITY; ADSORPTION; AIR CATHODE MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; ARTICLE; CATALYST; CATION EXCHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRODE; GAS DIFFUSION; IMPEDANCE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; OXIDATION; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; BIOENERGY; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; HEAT; AIR; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; MATHEMATICAL PARAMETERS; POROSITY; TEMPERATURE;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; CARBON; CATALYSIS; DIELECTRIC SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRODES; HOT TEMPERATURE; PHOSPHORIC ACIDS; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED;

EID: 84906495068     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.07.114     Document Type: Article

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