Enhanced microbial electrosynthesis with three-dimensional graphene functionalized cathodes fabricated via solvothermal synthesis

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 217, Issue , 2016, Pages 117-122

  Aryal, Nabin ^a   Halder, Arnab ^b   Tremblay, Pier Luc ^a,c   Chi, Qijin ^b   Zhang, Tian ^a,c  

^a Chalmers University of Technology   (Denmark)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Biolectrochemical system; Carbon dioxide fixation; Cathode electrode; Graphene; Microbial electrosynthesis

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CATALYSTS; CATHODES; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; FELT; FELTS;

BIO-ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTORS; BIOLECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEM; CARBON DIOXIDE FIXATION; CATHODE ELECTRODES; ELECTRODE INTERACTIONS; MICROBIAL ELECTROSYNTHESIS; SOLVOTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL GRAPHENE;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84988024922     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2016.09.063     Document Type: Article

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