Effects of atmospheric air plasma treatment of graphite and carbon felt electrodes on the anodic current from Shewanella attached cells

Bioelectrochemistry

Volumn 106, Issue , 2015, Pages 186-193

  Epifanio, Monica ^a   Inguva, Saikumar ^a   Kitching, Michael ^a   Mosnier, Jean Paul ^a   Marsili, Enrico ^a,b,c  

^a DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

^b DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

^c NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Atmospheric air plasma; Electroactivity; Shewanella loihica PV 4

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CARBON; ELECTRODES; FELT; FELTS; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; GRAPHITE; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY;

ATMOSPHERIC AIR PLASMAS; BIO-ELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEMS; CARBON FELT ELECTRODES; COULOMBIC EFFICIENCY; ELECTRO-ACTIVITY; ELECTRODE SURFACES; OXIDATIVE POTENTIAL; SHEWANELLA;

GRAPHITE ELECTRODES;

CARBON; GRAPHITE; RIBOFLAVIN; CARBON FIBER; PLASMA GAS; RIBOFLAVIN DERIVATIVE;

ADSORPTION; AIR; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; PLASMA; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHEWANELLA; SHEWANELLA LOIHICA; BIOENERGY; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PLASMA GAS; SOLUBILITY;

ADSORPTION; AIR; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; CARBON; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRODES; FLAVINS; GRAPHITE; PLASMA GASES; SHEWANELLA; SOLUBILITY;

EID: 84940794448     PISSN: 15675394     EISSN: 1878562X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2015.03.011     Document Type: Article

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