Open air biocathode enables effective electricity generation with microbial fuel cells

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 21, 2007, Pages 7564-7569

  Clauwaert, Peter ^a   Van Der Ha, David ^a   Boon, Nico ^a   Verbeken, Kim ^a   Verhaege, Marc ^a   Rabaey, Korneel ^b   Verstraete, Willy ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUEL CELLS; MICROORGANISMS; OXYGEN; REDUCTION;

AIR BIOCATHODE; OXYGEN REDUCTION;

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION;

ACETIC ACID; GRAPHITE; MANGANESE OXIDE; OXYGEN;

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; FUEL CELLS; MICROORGANISMS; OXYGEN; REDUCTION;

CATALYSIS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; FUEL CELL; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROORGANISM; REDUCTION;

ARTICLE; BIOCATALYST; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; ENERGY RESOURCE; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; OPEN AIR BIOCATHODE; OXIDATION; PERFORMANCE; POWDER; PRECIPITATION; REDUCTION; VOLUMETRY;

ACETATES; BACTERIA; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOREACTORS; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODES; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

EID: 35948991776     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es0709831     Document Type: Article

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