Methylene blue as electron promoters in microbial fuel cell

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 20, 2011, Pages 13335-13341

  Rahimnejad, M ^a   Najafpour, G D ^a   Ghoreyshi, A A ^a   Shakeri, M ^a   Zare, H ^a  

^a BABOL NOSHIRVANI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Bioelectricity; Electron mediators; Methylene blue; Microbial fuel cell; Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS; ANODE SURFACES; CARBON SOURCE; CATHODE CHAMBERS; DATALOGGER; ELECTRON FLOW; ELECTRON MEDIATORS; MAXIMUM POWER; METHYLENE BLUE; ORGANIC SUBSTANCES; POLARIZATION CURVES;

BIOELECTRIC PHENOMENA; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FUEL CELLS; GLUCOSE; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; MICROORGANISMS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; YEAST;

ELECTRONS;

EID: 80052956402     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.07.059     Document Type: Article

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