Miniaturizing microbial fuel cells

Trends in Biotechnology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 62-69

  Qian, Fang ^a   Morse, Daniel E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESIGN MOTIFS; DEVICES AND SYSTEMS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES; ENERGY PRODUCTIONS; HIGH-THROUGHPUT; MICROLITERS;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS; FUEL CELLS; THROUGHPUT;

MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

BACTERIAL CELL; BIOMASS; DEVICE; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRONICS; ENERGY RESOURCE; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; MICROFLUIDICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENEWABLE ENERGY; REVIEW; SHEWANELLA PUTREFACIENS;

BACTERIA; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOREACTORS; CATALYSIS; MICROFLUIDICS; MINIATURIZATION; SHEWANELLA;

EID: 78751627328     PISSN: 01677799     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2010.10.003     Document Type: Review

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