Cobalt oxide/nanocarbon hybrid materials as alternative cathode catalyst for oxygen reduction in microbial fuel cell

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 3868-3874

  Song, Tian Shun ^a   Wang, De Bin ^a   Wang, Haoqi ^a   Li, Xiaoxiao ^b   Liang, Yongye ^b   Xie, Jingjing ^a  

^a NANJING TECH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube; Cobalt oxide; Graphene; Microbial fuel cell; Oxygen reduction reaction

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBES; CATALYSTS; CATHODES; COBALT COMPOUNDS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; GRAPHENE; HYBRID MATERIALS; OXYGEN; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION;

AIR CATHODE; CATHODE CATALYST; COBALT OXIDES; COST EFFECTIVE; HIGH CATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; MAXIMUM POWER DENSITY; OXYGEN REDUCTION;

MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

EID: 84923265518     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2015.01.119     Document Type: Article

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