Electricity generation from a floating microbial fuel cell

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 114, Issue , 2012, Pages 308-313

  Huang, Yuelong ^a   He, Zhen ^b   Kan, Jinjun ^c   Manohar, Aswin K ^a   Nealson, Kenneth H ^d   Mansfeld, Florian ^a  

^a University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Milwaukee   (United States)

^c STROUD WATER RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Electricity production; Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy; Internal resistance; Microbial fuel cell; Seawater

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION; ELECTRONIC DEVICE; EXPOSURE-TIME; INTERNAL RESISTANCE; LOW POWER; MAXIMUM POWER; MAXIMUM VALUES; MINIMUM VALUE; OPERATING TIME; POLARIZATION RESISTANCES; POWER OUT PUT; REMOTE LOCATION; RIVER SEDIMENTS;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; SEAWATER; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; ELECTRODE; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; FUEL CELL; MARINE SEDIMENT; MARINE TECHNOLOGY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; POLARIZATION; SEAWATER;

ARTICLE; ELECTRICITY; FLOATING MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; SEA; SEDIMENT;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; ELECTRODES; ENERGY TRANSFER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; SHIPS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 84860425487     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.02.142     Document Type: Article

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