Graphite fiber brush anodes for increased power production in air-cathode microbial fuel cells

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 3341-3346

  Logan, Bruce ^a,b   Cheng, Shaoan ^a,b   Watson, Valerie ^a   Estadt, Garett ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANODES; BACTERIA; BIOFOULING; CATHODES; FUEL CELLS; GRAPHITE;

AIR-CATHODE SYSTEM; COULOMBIC EFFICIENCY (CE); GRAPHITE BRUSH ANODES; POWER PRODUCTION;

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION;

CARBON; FUEL; GRAPHITE; NUCLEAR FUEL;

ANODES; BACTERIA; BIOFOULING; CATHODES; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; FUEL CELLS; GRAPHITE;

BIOFOULING; BIOFUEL; ELECTRODE; FUEL CELL; GRAPHITE; POWER GENERATION; SURFACE AREA;

AIR; ARTICLE; CONTAINER; COULOMETRY; DENSITY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; INOCULATION; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR REACTOR; PAPER; POROSITY; POWER SUPPLY; SURFACE PROPERTY; WASTE WATER;

AMMONIA; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; CARBON; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODES;

EID: 34248181574     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es062644y     Document Type: Article

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