An upflow microbial fuel cell with an interior cathode: Assessment of the internal resistance by impedance spectroscopy

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 17, 2006, Pages 5212-5217

  He, Zhen ^a   Wagner, Norbert ^b   Minteer, Shelley D ^c   Angenent, Largus T ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^c Saint Louis University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COULOMBIC EFFICIENCY; ELECTROLYTE RESISTANCE; INTERNAL RESISTANCE; UPFLOW MICROBIAL FUEL CELL (UMFC);

ANODES; CATHODES; CHARGE TRANSFER; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DIFFUSION; THERMAL EFFECTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

FUEL CELLS;

BIOGAS; ELECTROLYTE; FERROCYANIDE; PLATINUM; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ANODES; CATHODES; CHARGE TRANSFER; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DIFFUSION; FUEL CELLS; THERMAL EFFECTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRODE; FATTY ACID; MICROORGANISM; SPECTROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CATALYST; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENERGY YIELD; IMPEDANCE; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; SPECTROSCOPY; UPFLOW REACTOR; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODES; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

EID: 33748549027     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es060394f     Document Type: Article

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