Operational parameters affecting the performance of a mediator-less microbial fuel cell

Biosensors and Bioelectronics

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 327-334

  Gil, Geun Cheol ^a   Chang, In Seop ^a   Kim, Byung Hong ^a   Kim, Mia ^a   Jang, Jae Kyung ^a   Park, Hyung Soo ^a,b   Kim, Hyung Joo ^a,c  

^a Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^b Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT)   (South Korea)

^c Korea BioSystems Co   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Biochemical oxygen demand sensor; Electrochemically active bacteria; Mediator less; Microbial fuel cell

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CATHODES; DISSOLVED OXYGEN SENSORS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTROLYTES; FUEL CELLS; PH EFFECTS; REACTION KINETICS;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND SENSOR; ELECTROCHEMICALLY ACTIVE BACTERIA; MEDIATOR-LESS; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

MICROBIOLOGY;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN; GRAPHITE;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOSENSOR; DEVICE; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODE; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; PARAMETER; PH; PROTON TRANSPORT; BIOENERGY; BIOFILM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; GENETIC PROCEDURES; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; QUALITY CONTROL; SEWAGE; VALIDATION STUDY; WATER MANAGEMENT;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOFILMS; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; QUALITY CONTROL; SEWAGE; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 0012957636     PISSN: 09565663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0956-5663(02)00110-0     Document Type: Article

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