Microbial fuel cells generating electricity from rhizodeposits of rice plants

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 3053-3058

  De Schamphelaire, Liesie ^a   Van Den Bossche, Leen ^a   Hai, Son Dang ^a   Höfte, Monica ^a   Boon, Nico ^a   Rabaey, Korneel ^b   Verstraete, Willy ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; PLANTS (BOTANY); SEDIMENTS; SUBSTRATES;

LIVING PLANTS TRANSPORT; RHIZOSPHERE;

MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

ORGANIC MATTER;

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SEDIMENTS; SUBSTRATES;

ELECTRICAL POWER; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; FUEL CELL; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; OXIDATION; POWER GENERATION; RHIZOSPHERE; RICE; SUSTAINABILITY;

ARTICLE; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ENERGY RESOURCE; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PLANT GROWTH; REACTION ANALYSIS; REACTOR; RHIZODEPOSITION; RHIZOSPHERE; RICE; SECRETION; SEDIMENT;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ORYZA SATIVA; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PLANT ROOTS;

EID: 42149130867     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es071938w     Document Type: Article

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