Removal of organic matter in freshwater sediment by microbial fuel cells at various external resistances

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 85, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1489-1493

  Song, Tian Shun ^a   Yan, Zai Sheng ^a   Zhao, Zhi Wei ^b   Jiang, He Long ^a  

^a NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY AND LIMNOLOGY   (China)

^b SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

External resistance; Organic matter; Removal; Sediment microbial fuel cell

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS; CURRENT PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY; EXTERNAL RESISTANCE; FRESHWATER SEDIMENT; INTERNAL RESISTANCE; LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; ORGANIC MATTER; POWER SOURCES; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; REMOVAL PROCESS;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; FUEL CELLS; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

ORGANIC MATTER;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; OXIDATION; SEDIMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 78650481329     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.2454     Document Type: Article

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