Performance of membrane-less microbial fuel cell treating wastewater and effect of electrode distance and area on electricity production

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 98, Issue 15, 2007, Pages 2879-2885

  Ghangrekar, M M ^a   Shinde, V B ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Electrode area; Electrode spacing; Granulation; MFC; Power output; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ELECTRODES; FUEL CELLS; GRANULATION;

ELECTRODE AREA; ELECTRODE SPACING; POWER OUTPUT;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ELECTRODES; FUEL CELLS; GRANULATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; FUEL CELL; MEMBRANE; MICROORGANISM; SEWAGE; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CARBON SOURCE; DEVICE; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODE; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODES; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 34247162659     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2006.09.050     Document Type: Article

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