Bioelectricity generation and microcystins removal in a blue-green algae powered microbial fuel cell

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 187, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 591-595

  Yuan, Yong ^a   Chen, Qing ^a,b   Zhou, Shungui ^a   Zhuang, Li ^a   Hu, Pei ^b  

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

^b SICHUAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bioelectricity; Blue green algae; Microbial fuel cell; Microcystin

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC REACTOR; BIO-ENERGY; BIOELECTRICITY; BLUE-GREEN ALGAE; CLOSED CIRCUIT CONDITIONS; ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION; MAXIMUM POWER DENSITY; MICROCYSTINS; OPEN CIRCUITS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; SOLUBLE CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMANDS; TOTAL NITROGEN;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ELECTRIC REACTORS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FUEL CELLS; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; NITROGEN; NITROGEN REMOVAL; OXYGEN; TOXIC MATERIALS;

ALGAE;

AMMONIA; MICROCYSTIN; NITROGEN;

BIOENERGY; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CYANOBACTERIUM; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; FUEL CELL; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITROGEN; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; TOXIN;

ANAEROBIC REACTOR; ARTICLE; BIOENERGY; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONDUCTANCE; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENERGY CONVERSION; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; NONHUMAN; TEMPERATURE;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; CYANOBACTERIA;

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA;

EID: 79951854229     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.01.042     Document Type: Article

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