Power recovery with multi-anode/cathode microbial fuel cells suitable for future large-scale applications

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 8683-8689

  Jiang, Daqian ^a   Li, Xiang ^a   Raymond, Dustin ^a   Mooradain, James ^a   Li, Baikun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Cathode area; Granular activated carbon; Internal resistance; Microbial fuel cell; Multi anode cathode; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

CATHODE AREA; EFFECT OF CHEMICALS; ELECTRODE DISTANCES; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBONS; HIGH-POWER GENERATION; INTERNAL RESISTANCE; LARGE-SCALE APPLICATIONS; LOW COSTS; POWER DENSITIES; POWER GENERATION EFFICIENCY; POWER OUT PUT; POWER PRODUCTION; POWER RECOVERY; SCALE-UP; SPACE OCCUPATION; TOTAL POWER;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT; BIOCHEMICAL FUEL CELLS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; GRANULAR MATERIALS; OXYGEN; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

EID: 77955579002     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.04.136     Document Type: Article

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