An evaluation of aerobic and anaerobic sludges as start-up material for microbial fuel cell systems

New Biotechnology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 415-420

  Lobato, Justo ^a   Cañizares, Pablo ^a   Fernández, Francisco Jesus ^a   Rodrigo, Manuel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AEROBIC REACTOR; ANAEROBIC DIGESTER; ANAEROBIC SLUDGE; COULOMBIC EFFICIENCY; ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION; LAG PERIOD; MAXIMUM POWER DENSITY; MIXED CULTURES; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; START-UPS; STEADY-STATE OPERATION;

CELL CULTURE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; POWER QUALITY; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

AEROBIC SLUDGE; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ANAEROBIC SLUDGE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DENSITY; DILUTION; ELECTRICITY; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENTATION; SLUDGE; SLUDGE BLANKET REACTOR; SLUDGE DIGESTION; STEADY STATE; SUPERNATANT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

AEROBIOSIS; ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; SEWAGE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84856376138     PISSN: 18716784     EISSN: 18764347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nbt.2011.09.004     Document Type: Article

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