Solar energy powered microbial fuel cell with a reversible bioelectrode

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 532-537

  Strik, David P B T B ^a   Hamelers, Hubertus V M ^a   Buisman, Cees J N ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID PRODUCTION; CATHODIC REDUCTIONS; CELL VOLTAGES; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRON TRANSFER; EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES; HIGHER PLANTS; IN-SITU; POWER OUT PUT; PROTON EXCHANGE;

ALGAE; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; FUEL CELLS; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; PROTONS; SOLAR RADIATION;

SOLAR ENERGY;

ALGA; BIOFILM; CATALYSIS; CYANOBACTERIUM; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; ELECTRODE; FUEL CELL; MEMBRANE; METABOLITE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PH; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SOLAR POWER;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BIOELECTRODE; BIOFILM; CATALYSIS; CATALYST SUPPORT; CYANOBACTERIUM; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; NONHUMAN; PROTON TRANSPORT; PROTOZOON; SOLAR ENERGY; TECHNOLOGY;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOFILMS; ELECTRODES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; SOLAR ENERGY;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; EMBRYOPHYTA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 75349114734     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es902435v     Document Type: Article

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