Effects of membrane cation transport on pH and microbial fuel cell performance

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 17, 2006, Pages 5206-5211

  Rozendal, René A ^a,b   Hamelers, Hubertus V M ^a   Buisman, Cees J N ^a,b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b EUROPEAN CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR SUSTAINABLE WATER TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ION TRANSPORT; NAFIONS; OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ION EXCHANGE; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; POLYELECTROLYTES; POSITIVE IONS;

FUEL CELLS;

AMMONIA; CALCIUM ION; ELECTROLYTE; MAGNESIUM ION; POLYMER; POTASSIUM ION; SODIUM ION; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FUEL CELLS; ION EXCHANGE; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; POLYELECTROLYTES; POSITIVE IONS;

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ION EXCHANGE; MICROORGANISM; PH; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CATION TRANSPORT; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ENERGY YIELD; GAS DIFFUSION; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; PH; PROTON TRANSPORT; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; CATIONS; CULTURE MEDIA; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; ION TRANSPORT;

EID: 33748545968     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es060387r     Document Type: Article

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