Hydrogen production with polyaniline/multi-walled carbon nanotube cathode catalysts in microbial electrolysis cells

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 90, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1263-1269

  Yang, Qian ^a   Jiang, Yangyue ^a   Xu, Yuan ^a   Qiu, Yu ^a   Chen, Yingwen ^a   Zhu, Shemin ^a   Shen, Shubao ^a  

^a NANJING TECH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cathode catalyst; Hydrogen production; Microbial electrolysis cell; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON NANOTUBES; CATALYSTS; CATHODES; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; PLATINUM; PLATINUM ALLOYS; POLYANILINE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; YARN;

CATHODE CATALYST; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND REMOVALS; ELECTRICAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION RATE; LINEAR SWEEP VOLTAMMOGRAMS; MICROBIAL ELECTROLYSIS CELL (MECS); MICROBIAL ELECTROLYSIS CELLS;

REGENERATIVE FUEL CELLS;

CARBON; HYDROGEN; MULTI WALLED NANOTUBE; PLATINUM; POLYANILINE;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; MICROBIAL ELECTROLYSIS CELL; POTENTIOMETRY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE AREA; SYNTHESIS; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84930377405     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4425     Document Type: Article

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