Effects of architectural changes and inoculum type on internal resistance of a microbial fuel cell designed for the treatment of leachates from the dark hydrogenogenic fermentation of organic solid wastes

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 6199-6209

  Vázquez Larios, Ana L ^a   Solorza Feria, Omar ^a   Vázquez Huerta, Gerardo ^a   Esparza García, Fernando ^a   Rinderknecht Seijas, Noemí ^b   Poggi Varaldo, Héctor M ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Biohydrogen; Dark fermentation; Electrode surface to cell volume; Inoculums; Internal resistance; Microbial fuel cell; Sandwich electrodes; Separated electrodes

Indexed keywords

BIO-HYDROGEN; DARK FERMENTATION; ELECTRODE SURFACE TO CELL VOLUME; INOCULUMS; INTERNAL RESISTANCE; SANDWICH-ELECTRODES; SEPARATED ELECTRODES; CELL VOLUME;

ANODES; CATHODES; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FERMENTATION; FUEL CELLS; OHMIC CONTACTS; SURFACES; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); SOLID WASTES;

MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

EID: 79955481172     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.01.006     Document Type: Article

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