Solid phase microbial fuel cell (SMFC) for harnessing bioelectricity from composite food waste fermentation: Influence of electrode assembly and buffering capacity

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 102, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 7077-7085

  Mohan, S Venkata ^a   Chandrasekhar, K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Anode potential; Bioethanol; Cyclic voltammetry; Sodium carbonate; Solid state fermentation

Indexed keywords

ANODE POTENTIAL; BIO-ETHANOL PRODUCTION; BUFFERING CAPACITIES; ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FOOD WASTE; POWER OUT PUT; PROTON-EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; SODIUM CARBONATE; SOLID-PHASE; SOLID-STATE FERMENTATION; SUBSTRATE DEGRADATION;

BIOETHANOL; CATHODES; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; DEGRADATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; FUEL CELLS; GRAPHITE ELECTRODES; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; SODIUM; SOLID WASTES;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

SODIUM CARBONATE;

BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ELECTRODE; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; FUEL CELL; GRAPHITE; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; MEMBRANE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; STABILIZATION; WASTE;

ARTICLE; BIOENERGY; CYCLIC POTENTIOMETRY; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID STATE FERMENTATION; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOFUELS; BUFFERS; CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; ELECTRODES; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; FOOD; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; WASTE PRODUCTS;

EID: 79957834448     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.04.039     Document Type: Article

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