Electricity generation from carbon monoxide in a single chamber microbial fuel cell

Enzyme and Microbial Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 450-455

  Mehta, P ^a   Hussain, A ^a,b   Tartakovsky, B ^a   Neburchilov, V ^a   Raghavan, V ^b   Wang, H ^a   Guiot, S R ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carbon monoxide; Carboxydotrophic microorganisms; MFC; Syngas

Indexed keywords

ACETATE INJECTION; AIR CATHODE; ANAEROBIC SLUDGE; CO-FLOW; COULOMBIC EFFICIENCY; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION; GASEOUS DEGRADATION; MFC; SOLE CARBON SOURCE; SYN-GAS; VOLUMETRIC POWER;

BIOCHEMICAL FUEL CELLS; CARBON MONOXIDE; DEGRADATION; ELECTRIC REACTORS; METHANE; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; MICROORGANISMS;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS;

ACETIC ACID; CARBON; CARBON MONOXIDE; FUEL; HYDROGEN; METHANE;

ARTICLE; CARBON SOURCE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRICITY; GAS; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; POWER SUPPLY; SLUDGE; VOLUMETRY;

EID: 77950340404     PISSN: 01410229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2010.02.010     Document Type: Article

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