Effect of operational parameters on Coulombic efficiency in bioelectrochemical systems

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 102, Issue 24, 2011, Pages 11172-11176

  Sleutels, Tom H J A ^a,b   Darus, Libertus ^b   Hamelers, Hubertus V M ^a   Buisman, Cees J N ^a,b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b EUROPEAN CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR SUSTAINABLE WATER TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

BES; Coulombic efficiency; Current density; MEC; MFC

Indexed keywords

ANODE POTENTIAL; BES; BIOELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEMS; COULOMBIC EFFICIENCY; DIRECT MEASURES; MEC; MFC; MICROBIAL ELECTROLYSIS CELLS; OPERATIONAL PARAMETERS; ORGANIC MATERIALS; REMOVAL RATE; SUBSTRATE AFFINITY; SUBSTRATE CONCENTRATIONS;

CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; GROWTH KINETICS; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

EFFICIENCY;

ACETIC ACID;

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; ELECTROKINESIS; KINETICS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ORGANIC MATTER; SUBSTRATE;

ARTICLE; BIOELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEM; DENSITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTROLYSIS; KINETICS; METHANOGEN; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ACETATES; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODES; KINETICS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 82755192966     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.09.078     Document Type: Article

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