Cathode potential and mass transfer determine performance of oxygen reducing biocathodes in microbial fuel cells

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 18, 2010, Pages 7151-7156

  Ter Heijne, Annemiek ^a,b   Strik, David P B T B ^a   Hamelers, Hubertus V M ^a   Buisman, Cees J N ^a,b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b EUROPEAN CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR SUSTAINABLE WATER TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AG/AGCL; BIOCATHODES; CATALYTIC BEHAVIOR; CATHODE POTENTIAL; ELECTRON ACCEPTOR; LIMITING FACTORS; MASS-TRANSFER CALCULATIONS; OVERPOTENTIAL; OXYGEN REDUCTION; POLARIZATION CURVES; POWER OUT PUT;

BIOCHEMICAL FUEL CELLS; CHARGE TRANSFER; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; ION EXCHANGE; MASS TRANSFER; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN; OXYGEN; SILVER CHLORIDE;

CATALYST; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ELECTRODE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FUEL CELL; MASS TRANSFER; MICROORGANISM; OXYGEN; POLARIZATION;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CATALYST; CYCLIC POTENTIOMETRY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; POLARIZATION; REDUCTION;

BIOCATALYSIS; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; ELECTRODES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXYGEN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77956502817     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es100950t     Document Type: Article

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