Continuous electricity generation at high voltages and currents using stacked microbial fuel cells

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 3388-3394

  Aelterman, Peter ^a   Rabaey, Korneel ^a   Pham, Hai The ^a   Boon, Nico ^a   Verstraete, Willy ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHODES; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; MICROORGANISMS;

GRAM-POSITIVE SPECIES; HEXACYANOFERRATE CATHODE; MFC INTERNAL RESISTANCE; MICROBIAL COMPOSITION;

FUEL CELLS;

FERROCYANIDE; FUEL;

CATHODES; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FUEL CELLS; MICROORGANISMS;

ELECTROCHEMISTRY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ENERGY YIELD; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; MICROFLORA; NONHUMAN;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOREACTORS; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODES; FERROCYANIDES; SEWAGE; WATER PURIFICATION;

POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 33646749524     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es0525511     Document Type: Article

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