Using cathode spacers to minimize reactor size in air cathode microbial fuel cells

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 110, Issue , 2012, Pages 273-277

  Yang, Qiao ^a   Feng, Yujie ^a   Logan, Bruce E ^a,b  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Microbial fuel cell; Oxygen demand; Scale up; Spacer

Indexed keywords

AIR CATHODE; AIR FLOW; CATHODE AREA; COLUMBIC EFFICIENCY; COMPACT REACTORS; MAXIMUM POWER DENSITY; OPERATING CONDITION; OXYGEN TRANSFER; REACTOR SIZES; SCALE-UP; SCALING-UP; SOLID PLATES; SPACER; THIN SPACER;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; OXYGEN;

CATHODES;

OXYGEN;

AIRFLOW; BIOREACTOR; ELECTRODE; FUEL CELL; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; OXYGEN; PLASTIC; POWER GENERATION;

AIR; AIR CATHODE PLASTIC SPACER; AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR DESIGN; COLUMBIC EFFICIENCY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; POWER SUPPLY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTOR OPERATION;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOREACTORS; ELECTRODES;

EID: 84858289776     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.01.121     Document Type: Article

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