Effect of set potential on hexavalent chromium reduction and electricity generation from biocathode microbial fuel cells

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 5025-5031

  Huang, Liping ^a   Chai, Xiaolei ^a   Chen, Guohua ^a,b   Logan, Bruce E ^c  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^c The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL SURFACES; BIOCATHODES; CR REDUCTIONS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM; MAXIMUM POWER DENSITY; METABOLIC ENERGY; STARTUP TIME;

CHROMIUM; CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; FUEL CELLS; POWER QUALITY;

MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

CHROMIUM;

BACTERIUM; BIOMASS POWER; CHROMIUM; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRODE; FUEL CELL; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); REDUCTION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODE; ENERGY; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; NONHUMAN; REACTOR; STEADY STATE;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BACTERIA; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOMASS; CHROMIUM; ELECTRODES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 79957832698     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es103875d     Document Type: Article

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