Improving performance of microbial fuel cell with ultrasonication pre-treatment of mixed anaerobic inoculum sludge

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 562-567

  More, T T ^a   Ghangrekar, M M ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Microbial fuel cell; Power density; Start up; Ultrasonication of inoculum; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC SLUDGE; IMPROVING PERFORMANCE; LOW-FREQUENCY ULTRASOUND; MAXIMUM POWER DENSITY; ORGANIC MATTER REMOVAL; POWER DENSITY; PRE-TREATMENT; START-UP; SUBSTRATE REMOVAL; ULTRA-SONICATION; ULTRASONICATION OF INOCULUM;

CELL MEMBRANES; FUEL CELLS; HEATING; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ORGANIC MATTER;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; FUEL CELL; INOCULATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ORGANIC MATTER; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SLUDGE; SUBSTRATE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; ULTRASONICS; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BIOREACTOR; ELECTRICITY; HEATING; HIGH TEMPERATURE; INOCULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE; ULTRASOUND; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; MICROBIOLOGY; SEWAGE;

EID: 70349414287     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2009.08.045     Document Type: Article

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