Glycerol degradation in single-chamber microbial fuel cells

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 2629-2634

  Nimje, Vanita Roshan ^a   Chen, Chien Yen ^a   Chen, Chien Cheng ^b   Chen, Hau Ren ^a   Tseng, Min Jen ^a   Jean, Jiin Shuh ^c   Chang, Young Fo ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Coulombic efficiency; Cyclic voltammograms; Glycerol; Microbial fuel cells

Indexed keywords

AIR CATHODE; ALKALINE CONDITIONS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIODIESEL INDUSTRY; COULOMBIC EFFICIENCY; CYCLIC VOLTAMMOGRAMS; EFFECT OF PH; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION; ELECTROCHEMICAL ACTIVITIES; ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY; EXTERNAL RESISTANCE; MAXIMUM POWER DENSITY; PURE CULTURE; STEADY-STATE POLARIZATION CURVES; TWO-ELECTRON TRANSFER; VOLTAMMETRIC STUDIES;

BACTERIOLOGY; CELL CULTURE; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; DEGRADATION; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; FUEL CELLS; GAS FUEL PURIFICATION; GLYCEROL; PH EFFECTS;

MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

BIODIESEL; GLYCEROL;

ALCOHOL; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFUEL; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON; FUEL CELL; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PH;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; NONHUMAN; PH; POTENTIOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; ELECTRODES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; GLYCEROL;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 78650815236     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.10.062     Document Type: Article

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