Is resistance futile? Changing external resistance does not improve microbial fuel cell performance

Bioelectrochemistry

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 2-7

  Lyon, Delina Y ^a   Buret, Francois ^a   Vogel, Timothy M ^a   Monier, Jean Michel ^a  

^a ECOLE CENTRALE DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Biofilm community structure; Microbial fuel cells; Single chamber; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURES; CONVENTIONAL BATTERIES; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; EXTERNAL RESISTANCE; LOW-TO-HIGH; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY STRUCTURES; POINT SOURCES; POWER PRODUCTION; SINGLE-CHAMBER;

BIOCHEMICAL FUEL CELLS; BIOFILMS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; SOCIAL SCIENCES; WASTEWATER;

MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

BIOFUEL; PROTON;

ARTICLE; BIOENERGY; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRON; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NONHUMAN;

BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOFILMS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODES; ENERGY TRANSFER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 77649233261     PISSN: 15675394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2009.09.001     Document Type: Article

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