Promoted electromethanosynthesis in a two-chamber microbial electrolysis cells (MECs) containing a hybrid biocathode covered with graphite felt (GF)

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 284, Issue , 2016, Pages 1146-1155

  Zhen, Guangyin ^a   Lu, Xueqin ^b   Kobayashi, Takuro ^a   Kumar, Gopalakrishnan ^a   Xu, Kaiqin ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Electromethanogenesis; Graphite felt (GF); Methane; Microbial electrolysis cells (MECs)

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CATHODES; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTROCATALYSIS; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; ELECTRONS; FELT; FELTS; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GRAPHITE; METHANE; REGENERATIVE FUEL CELLS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

DIRECT ELECTRON TRANSFER; ELECTROCATALYSIS ACTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMICALLY ACTIVE BIOFILMS; ELECTROMETHANOGENESIS; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GRAPHITE FELTS; MICROBIAL ELECTROLYSIS CELL (MECS); RENEWABLE ENERGY STORAGES;

MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

EID: 84943627183     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2015.09.071     Document Type: Article

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