Procedure for determining maximum sustainable power generated by microbial fuel cells

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1062-1068

  Menicucci, Joseph ^a,b   Beyenal, Haluk ^a   Marsili, Enrico ^a,c   Veluchamy, Raajaraajan Angathevar ^a   Demir, Goksel ^a,d   Lewandowski, Zbigniew ^a,b  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Montana State University   (United States)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; FUEL CELLS; MICROORGANISMS; RESISTORS;

CELL CURRENT; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS; SUSTAINABLE POWER;

POWER GENERATION;

CARBON; GRAPHITE; NICKEL; OXYGEN;

ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; FUEL CELLS; MICROORGANISMS; POWER GENERATION; RESISTORS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY;

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTRODE; ENERGY RESOURCE; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NONHUMAN;

BACTERIA; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOREACTORS; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODES; REFERENCE VALUES;

KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 32344442107     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es051180l     Document Type: Article

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