Improved electricity production from sewage sludge under alkaline conditions in an insert-type air-cathode microbial fuel cell

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 80-86

  Yuan, Yong ^a   Chen, Qing ^a,b   Zhou, Shungui ^a   Zhuang, Li ^a   Hu, Pei ^b  

^a GUANGDONG INSTITUTE OF ECO ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOIL SCIENCES   (China)

^b SICHUAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Alkaline conditions; Electricity generation; Insert type air cathode microbial fuel cell; Organic matter removal; Sewage sludge; Soluble chemical oxygen demand

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE CONDITIONS; COULOMBIC EFFICIENCY; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY; MAXIMUM POWER DENSITY; METHANE PRODUCTION; ORGANIC DEGRADATION; ORGANIC MATTER REMOVAL; PH ADJUSTMENT; SOLUBLE CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMANDS;

ALKALINITY; ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CATHODES; DEGRADATION; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; METHANE; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN; PH; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND;

ACETIC ACID; AMMONIA; METHANE; NITROGEN; OXYGEN;

ACIDITY; ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOFILM; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CYCLIC POTENTIOMETRY; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY YIELD; INSERT TYPE AIR CATHODE MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; SLUDGE DIGESTION;

EID: 83555177602     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.2686     Document Type: Article

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