Alternate charging and discharging of capacitor to enhance the electron production of bioelectrochemical systems

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 6647-6653

  Liang, Peng ^a   Wu, Wenlong ^a   Wei, Jincheng ^a   Yuan, Lulu ^a   Xia, Xue ^a   Huang, Xia ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANODE POTENTIAL; AVERAGE CURRENTS; BIOELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEMS; CHARGING TIME; CHARGING VOLTAGE; CURRENT PRODUCTION; DISCHARGING THE CAPACITOR; ELECTRON PRODUCTION; EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATION; EXTERNAL RESISTANCE; INTERMITTENT CHARGING; MICROBIAL ELECTROLYSIS CELLS;

CAPACITANCE; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; FUEL CELLS; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

CAPACITORS;

CURRENT; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROKINESIS; ELECTRON; FUEL CELL; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY;

ARTICLE; BIOELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRIC CAPACITANCE; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRON; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOLOGICAL OXYGEN DEMAND ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC CAPACITANCE; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRODES; ELECTRONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79960960940     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es200759v     Document Type: Article

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