Directly applicable microbial fuel cells in aeration tank for wastewater treatment

Bioelectrochemistry

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 72-79

  Cha, Jaehwan ^a   Choi, Soojung ^a   Yu, Hana ^a   Kim, Hyosoo ^a   Kim, Changwon ^a  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bio cathode; Electrode material; Microbial fuel cell; Mixing intensity; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

AERATION TANKS; BIO-CATHODE; BIOCATHODES; CELL CONFIGURATIONS; CELL VOLTAGES; CONCENTRATION OF DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ELECTRODE MATERIAL; ENGINEERING ASPECTS; GRAPHITE FELTS; INTERNAL RESISTANCE; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; MIXING INTENSITY; POWER DENSITIES;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; ANODES; BIOCHEMICAL FUEL CELLS; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BLOW MOLDING; CATHODES; CELLS; DISSOLUTION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; FUEL TANKS; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; MIXING; SEWAGE TANKS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER AERATION; WATER RECYCLING; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN; GRAPHITE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AERATION; ARTICLE; BIOCATALYST; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; NONHUMAN; POWER SUPPLY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA, AEROBIC; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; SEWAGE; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 77649235432     PISSN: 15675394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2009.07.009     Document Type: Article

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