Continuous electricity production from leachate in a novel upflow air-cathode membrane-free microbial fuel cell

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 57, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1017-1021

  Zhang, J N ^a   Zhao, Q L ^a   You, S J ^a   Jiang, J Q ^a   Ren, N Q ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Ammonium nitrogen; COD; Original leachate; Upflow air cathode membrane free microbial fuel cell; Volumetric power

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CURRENT DENSITY; DIFFUSION; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

AMMONIUM-NITROGEN; ORIGINAL LEACHATE; UPFLOW AIR-CATHODE MEMBRANE-FREE MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; VOLUMETRIC POWER;

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION;

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CURRENT DENSITY; DIFFUSION; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

AMMONIUM; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FUEL CELL; LEACHATE; MEMBRANE; NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; COULOMBIC EFFICIENCY; DENSITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; LEACHING; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; OXIDATION; OXYGEN DIFFUSION; UPFLOW AIR CATHODE MEMBRANE FREE MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; VOLUMETRY;

AIR; CELL MEMBRANE; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NITROGEN; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; SEWAGE;

EID: 43949136928     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2008.063     Document Type: Article

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