Sustainable electricity generation in microbial fuel cells using Fe(III)-EDTA as cathodic electron shuttle

Huanjing Kexue/Environmental Science

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 2142-2147

  Deng, Li Fang ^a,b,c   Zhou, Shun Gui ^b   Zhang, Jin Tao ^b   Zhuang, Li ^b   Lu, Na ^b   Zhang, Li Xia ^b  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b GUANGDONG INSTITUTE OF ECO ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOIL SCIENCES   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Electron shuttle; Fe(III) EDTA; Klebsiella pneumoniae L17; Microbial fuel cell(MFC); Oxidation regeneration

Indexed keywords

EDETIC ACID; FE(III) EDTA; FE(III)-EDTA; FERRIC ION;

ARTICLE; BIOENERGY; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; EDETIC ACID; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODES; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 67650722792     PISSN: 02503301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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