A new approach to in situ sediment remediation based on air-cathode microbial fuel cells

Journal of Soils and Sediments

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1427-1433

  Yuan, Yong ^a   Zhou, Shungui ^a   Zhuang, Li ^a  

^a GUANGDONG INSTITUTE OF ECO ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOIL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Cloth assembly cathode; In situ sediment bioremediation; Sediment microbial fuel cell; Tubular air cathode microbial fuel cell

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CATALYSIS; COLOR; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRODE; FUEL CELL; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; ION EXCHANGE; LITERATURE REVIEW; ODOR; ORGANIC MATTER; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SOIL REMEDIATION;

EID: 77956885291     PISSN: 14390108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11368-010-0276-5     Document Type: Article

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