Microbial fuel cell cathodes: From bottleneck to prime opportunity?

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 655-659

  Rabaey, K ^a   Keller, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biofuel cell; Denitrification; Electricity; Reduction; Renewable energy

Indexed keywords

DENITRIFICATION; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; REDUCTION; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

CATHODIC ELECTRON TRANSFER; SUBSTRATE CONCENTRATIONS;

MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

BIOFUEL; CARBOXYLIC ACID; METHANE; NITROUS OXIDE;

DENITRIFICATION; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; REDUCTION; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

BACTERIUM; BIOFUEL; BIOREMEDIATION; CATALYSIS; DENITRIFICATION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; FUEL CELL; METHANOGENESIS; POLLUTANT; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RESEARCH; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOCATALYST; BIOREMEDIATION; EFFLUENT; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENERGY YIELD; GEOBACTER; NONHUMAN; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; ELECTRODES; MODELS, THEORETICAL; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 43949109600     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2008.103     Document Type: Article

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