On-line monitoring of low biochemical oxygen demand through continuous operation of a mediator-less microbial fuel cell

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 192-196

  Moon, Hyunsoo ^b   Chang, In Seop ^b   Jang, Jae Kyung ^b   Kim, Kyung Shik ^b   Lee, Jiyoung ^b   Lovitt, Robert W ^a   Kim, Byung Hong ^b  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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

Author keywords

Biochemical oxygen demand; Bioelectrochemistry; Continous monitoring; Microbial fuel cell

Indexed keywords

CHELATING AGENT; GLUCOSE; GLUTAMIC ACID; NITRILOTRIACETIC ACID; PHOSPHATE;

ARTICLE; BIOSENSOR; CALIBRATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; ONLINE MONITORING; OXIDATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RESPONSE TIME; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WASTE WATER;

EID: 15044365703     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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