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Effect of surface modification of anode with surfactant on the performance of microbial fuel cell
Young-Chae Song, Dae-Sup Kim, Jung-Hui Woo, Bakthavachallam Subha +2
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70% confidenceSurface modification of anode with surfactant improves microbial fuel cell performance by increasing power output and reducing internal resistance.
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- Modification of anode surface with surfactant increases power density by 25% compared to unmodified anode.
- Surfactant modification reduces internal resistance by 30% resulting in improved power output.
- Optimization of surfactant concentration is crucial to achieve maximum power output.
Keywords
Microbial fuel cellAnodePulmonary surfactantChemical engineeringGraphiteCathode
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- International Journal of Energy Research
- Year
- 2015