An insight into cathode options for microbial fuel cells

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 57, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2031-2037

  Lefebvre, O ^a   Al Mamun, A ^a   Ooi, W K ^a   Tang, Z ^a   Chua, D H C ^a   Ng, H Y ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Biocathode; Denitrification; Domestic wastewater; Microbial fuel cell; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CATALYSIS; CATHODES; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COBALT; DENITRIFICATION; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODES; ELECTRON TUBES; FUEL CELLS; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; PLATINUM; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC); TRANSITION METALS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOCATHODE; DOMESTIC WASTEWATER; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

COBALT; PLATINUM;

CATALYST; COBALT; DENITRIFICATION; FUEL CELL; PLATINUM; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOCATALYST; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CALCULATION; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DENITRIFYING BACTERIUM; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODE; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; NONHUMAN; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

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

EID: 47949127342     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2008.611     Document Type: Article

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