Hydrogen production in a single chamber microbial electrolysis cell lacking a membrane

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 3401-3406

  Call, Douglas ^a   Logan, Bruce E ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPLIED VOLTAGES; ELECTRICAL INPUTS; ELECTRODE SPACINGS; ELECTROLYSIS CELLS; HIGH CONDUCTIVITIES; HYDROGEN GAS; HYDROGEN LOSS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION RATES; HYDROGEN RECOVERIES; LONG CYCLES; METHANE CONCENTRATIONS; OVERALL ENERGY EFFICIENCIES; PRODUCT GAS; PRODUCTION RATES; REACTOR PERFORMANCE; SOLUTION CONDUCTIVITIES; WATER ELECTROLYSIS;

BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING; CARBON FIBERS; CELL MEMBRANES; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GAS PRODUCERS; GRAPHITE FIBERS; MEMBRANES; METHANATION; METHANE; OXYGEN; RECOVERY;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

GRAPHITE; HYDROGEN; METHANE; SILVER; SILVER CHLORIDE; SILVER DERIVATIVE;

CYTOLOGY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROKINESIS; HYDROGEN; MEMBRANE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; CONDUCTANCE; ELECTRODE; ELECTROLYSIS; ENERGY; MEMBRANE; MICROBIAL ELECTROLYSIS CELL; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PERFORMANCE; REACTOR; BIOENERGY; BIOREACTOR; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FERMENTATION; GAS; METHODOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOREACTORS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYSIS; FERMENTATION; GASES; HYDROGEN; MODELS, STATISTICAL; SILVER; SILVER COMPOUNDS;

EID: 47049085042     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es8001822     Document Type: Article

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