Tubular microbial fuel cells for efficient electricity generation

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 20, 2005, Pages 8077-8082

  Rabaey, Korneel ^a   Clauwaert, Peter ^a   Aelterman, Peter ^a   Verstraete, Willy ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHODES; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; GLUCOSE; GRAPHITE ELECTRODES; MICROORGANISMS; SOLUTIONS;

ELECTRON ACCEPTOR; FERRICYANIDE SOLUTION; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS (MFC); NET ANODIC COMPARTMENT (NAC);

FUEL CELLS;

ACETIC ACID; GLUCOSE;

FUEL CELL;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CATION EXCHANGE; EFFLUENT; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ENERGY CONVERSION; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; NONHUMAN; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ACETATES; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOREACTORS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FATTY ACIDS; GLUCOSE; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 26944433765     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es050986i     Document Type: Article

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