Source of methane and methods to control its formation in single chamber microbial electrolysis cells

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 3653-3658

  Wang, Aijie ^a   Liu, Wenzong ^a   Cheng, Shaoan ^b   Xing, Defeng ^a,b   Zhou, Jizhong ^c   Logan, Bruce E ^b  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Exoelectrogenic; Hydrogen; Methane; Microbial electrolysis cell (MEC); Single chamber

Indexed keywords

APPLIED VOLTAGES; BATCH CYCLES; CARBON DIOXIDE GAS; CHAMBER SYSTEMS; COULOMBIC EFFICIENCIES; CURRENT GENERATIONS; CYCLE TIME; ELECTRON FLOWS; EXOELECTROGENIC; FED BATCHES; GAS-PHASE; HEADSPACE; HIGH CONCENTRATIONS; HYDROGEN GAS; HYDROGEN GAS GENERATIONS; LONG CYCLES; LOW-CURRENT DENSITIES; METHANE GAS; METHANE GAS CONCENTRATIONS; METHANE PRODUCTIONS; METHANOGENESIS; MICROBIAL ELECTROLYSIS CELL (MEC); MIXED CULTURES; REACTION TIME; SINGLE CHAMBER;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CELL CULTURE; CELL MEMBRANES; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; GAS GENERATORS; GAS PRODUCERS; GASES; HYDROGEN; METHANATION; METHANE;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 65649150423     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.03.005     Document Type: Article

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