Effects of applied voltages and dissolved oxygen on sustained power generation by microbial fuel cells

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1311-1317

  Oh, S E ^a   Kim, J R ^b,c   Joo, J H ^a   Logan, B E ^b  

^a Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

^b The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anode; Applied voltage; Dissolved oxygen; Microbial fuel cell stack; Voltage reversal

Indexed keywords

ANODE CHAMBERS; APPLIED VOLTAGE; APPLIED VOLTAGES; CHARGE REVERSAL; EXTERNAL LOADS; FED BATCHES; LAG PHASE; NITROGEN GAS; POSITIVE VOLTAGE; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; PURE OXYGEN; RE-GROWTH; REDOX CONDITION; SUSTAINED PERFORMANCE; VOLTAGE REVERSAL;

BACTERIOLOGY; BIOCHEMICAL FUEL CELLS; BIOFILMS; DISSOLUTION; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN;

OXYGEN;

ACETATE; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ELECTRODE; FUEL CELL; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; POWER GENERATION; SUBSTRATE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOFILM; CONVALESCENCE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; GEOBACTER; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; SHEWANELLA; SLUDGE DEWATERING; BIOENERGY; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODE; MICROBIOLOGY; SOLUBILITY; TIME;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOFILMS; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODES; OXYGEN; SOLUBILITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 70350496000     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2009.444     Document Type: Article

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