Litre-scale microbial fuel cells operated in a complete loop

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 241-247

  Clauwaert, Peter ^a   Mulenga, Schalla ^a   Aelterman, Peter ^a   Verstraete, Willy ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bio catalysed cathode; Bio electrochemical system; Bio fuel cell; Energy recovery; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

BIO-CATALYSED CATHODE; BIO-ELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEM; BIO-FUEL CELL; CATHODE ACTIVITIES; CATHODE AND ANODES; CURRENT COLLECTORS; CURRENT PRODUCTIONS; ENERGY RECOVERY; OHMIC CELLS; PH ADJUSTMENTS;

EFFLUENTS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FUEL CELLS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

FUEL;

ALKALINIZATION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FUEL CELL; PH; WASTEWATER;

ALKALINIZATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; EFFLUENT; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ENERGY YIELD; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; NONHUMAN; PH;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION;

EID: 67349106397     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-009-1876-0     Document Type: Article

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