Biological denitrification in microbial fuel cells

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 3354-3360

  Clauwaert, Peter ^a   Rabaey, Korneel ^a,b   Aelterman, Peter ^a   De Schamphelaire, Liesje ^a   Pham, The Hai ^a   Boeckx, Pascal ^a   Boon, Nico ^a   Verstraete, Willy ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHODES; DENITRIFICATION; ELECTRONS; FUEL CELLS; MICROORGANISMS; OXIDATION;

BIOLOGICAL ANODE; INTERNAL CATHODE; NET CATHODIC COMPARTMENT (NCC);

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACETIC ACID; BIOFUEL; CARBON; DEUTERIUM; NITROGEN DERIVATIVE;

CATHODES; DENITRIFICATION; ELECTRONS; FUEL CELLS; MICROORGANISMS; OXIDATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOFUEL; DENITRIFICATION; ELECTRODE; FUEL CELL; HYDROGEN; ION EXCHANGE; MICROORGANISM;

ARTICLE; CATION EXCHANGE; COMPARTMENT MODEL; DENITRIFICATION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; MICROORGANISM; OXIDATION KINETICS; PH ELECTRODE; POWER SUPPLY; TUBULAR REACTOR; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER STANDARD;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; ELECTRODES; GRAPHITE; NITRATES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 34248200523     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es062580r     Document Type: Article

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