Power generation in fed-batch microbial fuel cells as a function of ionic strength, temperature, and reactor configuration

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 14, 2005, Pages 5488-5493

  Liu, Hong ^a   Cheng, Shaoan ^a   Logan, Bruce E ^a,b  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; IONIC STRENGTH; POWER GENERATION; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

COULOMBIC EFFICIENCY; ELECTRODE POTENTIALS; ENERGY RECOVERY; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS (MFC);

FUEL CELLS;

ACETIC ACID; CARBON; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

FUEL CELL;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODE; ENERGY; FED BATCH REACTOR; IONIC STRENGTH; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; TEMPERATURE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; ELECTRODES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 22344440310     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es050316c     Document Type: Article

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