Long-term performance of a plant microbial fuel cell with Spartina anglica

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 973-981

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

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bio energy; Green electricity; Plant microbial fuel cell; Potential losses; Rhizodeposition; Spartina anglica

Indexed keywords

A PLANTS; ANODE AREA; BIO-ENERGY; CURRENT GENERATION; ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION; ELECTROCHEMICALLY ACTIVE BACTERIA; GREEN ELECTRICITY; LONG TERM PERFORMANCE; MAXIMUM POWER; OVERPOTENTIAL; OXYGEN REDUCTION; OXYGEN REDUCTION KINETICS; PLANT MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; PLANT ROOTS; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; POTENTIAL LOSS; POWER OUT PUT; RHIZODEPOSITION; SALT MARSHES; TRANSPORT LOSS;

BIOCHEMICAL FUEL CELLS; CELLS; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; OXYGEN; WETLANDS;

MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

FERRICYANIDE; FUEL;

BIOENERGY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRODE; FUEL CELL; GRAPHITE; GRASS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; REACTION KINETICS; REDUCTION; SALTMARSH;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BIOENERGY; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FRESHWATER SPECIES; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SALT MARSH; SPARTINA ANGLICA;

BACTERIA; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODES; FERRICYANIDES; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; POACEAE;

SPARTINA ANGLICA;

EID: 77950628239     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-010-2440-7     Document Type: Article

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