Electron and carbon balances in microbial fuel cells reveal temporary bacterial storage behavior during electricity generation

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 2915-2921

  Freguia, Stefano ^a   Rabaey, Korneel ^a   Yuan, Zhiguo ^a   Keller, Jürg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COULOMBIC EFFICIENCY; ELECTROCHEMICAL MONITORING; ELECTRON RECOVERY; ORGANIC CARBON REMOVAL;

CHEMICAL SENSORS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FUEL CELLS; ORGANIC CARBON; SUBSTRATES; TITRATION;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CARBON; DYE; NILE BLUE SULFATE; POLYMER; PROTON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHEMICAL SENSORS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FUEL CELLS; ORGANIC CARBON; SUBSTRATES; TITRATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BACTERIUM; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; FUEL CELL; ORGANIC CARBON; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POLLUTION CONTROL; STORAGE; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COST; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRON; LIPOPHILICITY; MONITORING; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSOR; STAINING; STORAGE; TECHNOLOGY; TITRIMETRY; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ACETATES; BACTERIA; BIOREACTORS; CARBON; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODES; ELECTRONS; GLUCOSE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 34247260532     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es062611i     Document Type: Article

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