Sustainable approach for leachate treatment: Electricity generation in microbial fuel cell

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2721-2734

  You, Shi J ^a   Zhao, Qing Liang ^a   Jiang, Jun Q ^a   Zhang, Jin N ^a   Zhao, Shi Q ^b  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b HARBIN ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dual chamber microbial fuel cell; Electron recovery; Leachate; Power density; Single chamber microbial fuel cell

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; FUEL CELLS; SUBSTRATES;

DUAL CHAMBER MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; ELECTRON RECOVERY; LEACHATE; POWER DENSITY; SINGLE CHAMBER MICROBIAL FUEL CELL;

LEACHATE TREATMENT;

AEROBIC BACTERIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CYCLIC POTENTIOMETRY; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRON; KINETICS; LANDFILL LEACHATE; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; OXYGEN DIFFUSION; POWER SUPPLY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOFILMS; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRONS; OXYGEN; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 33751192265     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934520600966284     Document Type: Article

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