Fabrication of Ni nanoparticles-dispersed carbon micro-nanofibers as the electrodes of a microbial fuel cell for bio-energy production

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 1145-1153

  Singh, Shiv ^a   Verma, Nishith ^a,b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

Author keywords

Carbon nanofiber; Escherichia coli; Metal nanoparticles; Microbial fuel cells; Power density

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOFIBERS; CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; ELECTRODES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUEL CELLS; METAL FUELS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NICKEL; SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

BIO-ENERGY; CARBON SOURCE; E. COLI; LINEAR SWEEP VOLTAMMETRY; NI NANOPARTICLES; OPEN CIRCUIT POTENTIAL; POWER DENSITIES;

MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

EID: 84924017964     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.11.073     Document Type: Article

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