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Green synthesized nitrogen-doped carbon-based aerogels as environmental friendly catalysts for the oxygen reduction in microbial fuel cells

Nadia Garino; Valeria Agostino; Luisa Delmondo; Angelica Chiodoni; Giulia Massaglia; Marzia Quaglio; Adriano Sacco; Gian Paolo Salvador; Matteo Gerosa; Valentina Margaria; Micaela Castellino


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