Investigating microbial fuel cell bioanode performance under different cathode conditions

Biotechnology Progress

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1630-1636

  Borole, Abhijeet P ^a   Hamilton, Choo Y ^b   Aaron, Douglas S ^c   Tsouris, Costas ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioanode; Biocatalyst; Biofuel cell; Direct electron transfer; Internal resistance; Microbial fuel cell; Power density; PSAV ratio

Indexed keywords

AIR BREATHING; ANODE PERFORMANCE; AREA-BASED; BIOFUEL CELL; BUFFER CONCENTRATIONS; CONTINUOUS-FLOW; DEAD VOLUMES; DESIGN PARAMETERS; DIRECT ELECTRON TRANSFER; ELECTRODE DESIGN; ELECTRODE SPACING; FLOWTHROUGH; INTERNAL RESISTANCE; MULTIMODES; NEW PARAMETERS; POWER DENSITIES; SOLUTION RESISTANCE; SURFACE AREA;

BIOFUELS; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; FUEL CELLS; IONIC STRENGTH;

MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

GLUCOSE; LACTIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BIOCATALYSIS; BIOENERGY; BIOFILM; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRODE; METABOLISM;

BIOCATALYSIS; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOFILMS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRODES; GLUCOSE; LACTIC ACID;

EID: 71549167238     PISSN: 87567938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/btpr.273     Document Type: Article

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