Analysis and improvement of a scaled-up and stacked microbial fuel cell

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 23, 2009, Pages 9038-9042

  Dekker, Arjan ^a   Ter Heijne, Annemiek ^a,b   Saakes, Michel ^b,c   Hamelers, Hubertus V M ^a   Buisman, Cees J N ^a,b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b EUROPEAN CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR SUSTAINABLE WATER TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c Magneto Special Anodes BV   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIPOLAR PLATES; CELL REVERSALS; ELECTRICAL DEVICES; FLOW PATH; MEMBRANE SURFACE; OXYGEN REDUCTION RATE; POWER DENSITIES; POWER OUT PUT; PURE OXYGEN; RESIDENCE TIME DISTRIBUTION CURVES; SCALING-UP; WORKING VOLUME;

ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; FUEL CELLS; OXYGEN; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; ELECTRODE; FLOW VELOCITY; FUEL CELL; MEMBRANE; SURFACE AREA;

ARTICLE; BIOSENSOR; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FLOW RATE; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; PH MEASUREMENT; POLAROGRAPHY; SCALE UP;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRODES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 72249101946     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es901939r     Document Type: Article

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