Effects of bio- and abio-factors on electricity production in a mediatorless microbial fuel cell

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 209-214

  Liu, Zhi Dan ^a,b   Li, Hao Ran ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PROCESS ENGINEERING   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Batch processing; Biofilms; Bioreactors; Electricity production; Glucose; Microbial fuel cell

Indexed keywords

BATCH CELL CULTURE; CATHODES; ELECTRICITY; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); WASTEWATER;

BATCH PROCESSING; ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; SALT BRIDGES;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

FUEL; GLUTAMATE SODIUM; PROTON;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BATCH PROCESS; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRON; INOCULATION; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE WATER;

RHODOFERAX FERRIREDUCENS;

EID: 34548355000     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2007.02.021     Document Type: Article

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