Electricity generation in single-chamber microbial fuel cells using a carbon source sampled from anaerobic reactors utilizing grass silage

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 404-410

  Catal, Tunc ^a   Cysneiros, Denise ^a   O'Flaherty, Vincent ^a   Leech, Dónal ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Electricity; Grass; Lignocellulosic biomass; Microbial fuel cell

Indexed keywords

A-CARBON; ANAEROBIC REACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND REMOVALS; COULOMBIC EFFICIENCY; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY GENERATIONS; EXTERNAL RESISTANCE; GRASS; LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS; MEDIATOR-LESS; MESOPHILIC; POWER DENSITIES; SATURATION KINETICS; SOLE CARBON SOURCE; SOLUTION SAMPLES; START-UP CONDITIONS; TOTAL PHENOLICS; VOLTAGE OUTPUT;

BIOCHEMICAL FUEL CELLS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTRICITY; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; OXYGEN; PHENOLS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOMASS POWER; BIOREACTOR; CARBON; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; FUEL CELL; GRASS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; REACTION KINETICS; SILAGE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ANAEROBIC REACTOR; ARTICLE; CARBON SOURCE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; COULOMETRY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRICITY; GRASS; MESOPHILIC BACTERIUM; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHROPHILIC BACTERIUM;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOREACTORS; CARBON; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FERMENTATION; KINETICS; OXYGEN; PHENOLS; POACEAE; SILAGE; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77957363912     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.07.006     Document Type: Article

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