Carbonate species as OH- carriers for decreasing the pH gradient between cathode and anode in biological fuel cells

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 23, 2008, Pages 8773-8777

  Torres, César I ^a   Lee, Hyung Sool ^a   Rittmann, Bruce E ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL FUEL CELLS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CIVIL AVIATION; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FEEDING; FUEL CELLS; LEAD; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; PH; PH EFFECTS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC);

BIOLOGICAL CATALYSTS; BIOLOGICAL COMPONENTS; CARBONATE SPECIES; CELL VOLTAGES; HIGHER CONCENTRATIONS; IONIC SPECIES; NEUTRAL PH; PH GRADIENTS; POTENTIAL LOSSES; POWER DENSITIES; VOLTAGE EFFICIENCIES;

CARBONATION;

ACETIC ACID; BICARBONATE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONIC ACID;

ACETATE; BICARBONATE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONATE; CATALYSIS; ELECTRODE; FUEL CELL; HYDROXYL RADICAL; INHIBITION; PH; SUBSTRATE;

AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL FUEL CELL; CATALYST; EFFLUENT; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; PH; RECYCLING;

AIR; BACTERIA; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; CARBONATES; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODES; HYDROXYL RADICAL; PROTON-MOTIVE FORCE; PROTONS;

EID: 57449121631     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es8019353     Document Type: Article

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