Positive anodic poised potential regulates microbial fuel cell performance with the function of open and closed circuitry

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 101, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 5337-5344

  Srikanth, S ^a   Venkata Mohan, S ^a   Sarma, P N ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Anaerobic mixed culture; Bio electrochemical; Open and closed circuit; Total dissolved solids; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC MIXED CULTURE; APPLIED POTENTIALS; CLOSED CIRCUIT; ELECTRON DISCHARGE; EXTERNAL LOADS; OPEN AND CLOSED CIRCUIT; OPEN CIRCUITS; POISED POTENTIAL; POWER OUT PUT; REDOX COUPLE; TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS;

BIOCHEMICAL FUEL CELLS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CELL CULTURE; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; DISSOLUTION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ENERGY CONVERSION; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND;

BIOFUEL; OXYGEN;

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DEGRADATION; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRON; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FUEL CELL; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOENERGY; CELL FUNCTION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CLOSED CIRCUIT; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL PERFORMANCE; NONHUMAN; OPEN CIRCUIT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PROCEDURES; TIME; WATER MANAGEMENT;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; CATALYSIS; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODES; ELECTRONS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXYGEN; TIME FACTORS; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 77950341182     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.02.028     Document Type: Article

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