Innovative self-powered submersible microbial electrolysis cell (SMEC) for biohydrogen production from anaerobic reactors

Water Research

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2727-2736

  Zhang, Yifeng ^a   Angelidaki, Irini ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Anaerobic reactors; In situ hydrogen production; Microbial electrolysis cell; Microbial fuel cell; Self powered; Submersible

Indexed keywords

BATCH REACTORS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; REGENERATIVE FUEL CELLS; RNA; SUBMERSIBLES;

ACETATE CONCENTRATIONS; ANAEROBIC REACTOR; ANODE CHAMBERS; BATCH EXPERIMENTS; BIO-HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; IN SITU HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; PRODUCTION RATES; SELF-POWERED; SITU HYDROGENS;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

ACETIC ACID; BIOHYDROGEN; HYDROGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACETATE; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOREACTOR; CELL ORGANELLE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ELECTROKINESIS; ELECTRON; GAS PRODUCTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HYDROGEN; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PHOSPHATE;

ANAEROBIC REACTOR; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; CLOSTRIDIA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROLYSIS; FLAVOBACTERIA; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; METHANOGEN; METHANOGENESIS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF POWERED SUBMERSIBLE MICROBIAL ELECTROLYSIS CELL;

EID: 84859007552     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.02.038     Document Type: Article

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