Substrate-enhanced microbial fuel cells for improved remote power generation from sediment-based systems

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 4053-4058

  Rezaei, Farzaneh ^a   Richard, Tom L ^a   Brennan, Rachel A ^b   Logan, Bruce E ^b  

^a University Park   (United States)

^b The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; OXIDATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEDIMENTS;

PARTICULATE SUBSTRATES; POWER DENSITY; SEDIMENT-BASED SYSTEMS;

MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

CELLULOSE; CHITIN; FUEL; ORGANIC MATTER; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

BACTERIA; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; OXIDATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEDIMENTS;

BIODEGRADATION; FUEL CELL; MARINE SEDIMENT; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; OXIDATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POWER GENERATION;

ARTICLE; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODE; PARTICLE SIZE; POLARIZATION;

BACTERIA; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELLULOSE; CHITIN; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; PARTICLE SIZE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 34250210753     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es070426e     Document Type: Article

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