The suitability of monopolar and bipolar ion exchange membranes as separators for biological fuel cells

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1740-1746

  Harnisch, Falk ^a   Schröder, Uwe ^a   Scholz, Fritz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHODES; ION EXCHANGE; NEGATIVE IONS; SEPARATORS;

ELECTROLYTE SOLUTIONS; MONOPOLAR;

FUEL CELLS;

BIOFUEL; ION;

CATHODES; FUEL CELLS; ION EXCHANGE; NEGATIVE IONS; SEPARATORS;

ACIDIFICATION; BIOFUEL; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; ELECTROLYTE; FUEL CELL; ION EXCHANGE; MEMBRANE; PH; POLARIZATION; SEPARATION;

ACIDIFICATION; ALKALINIZATION; ARTICLE; ION TRANSPORT; IONIC STRENGTH; MEMBRANE RESISTANCE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; PH; POLARIZATION;

HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IONS; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION;

EID: 40949116712     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es702224a     Document Type: Article

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