Performance of an anion exchange membrane in association with cathodic parameters in a dual chamber microbial fuel cell

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 9383-9392

  Pandit, Soumya ^a   Ghosh, Souparno ^a   Ghangrekar, M M ^a   Das, Debabrata ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Anion exchange membrane; Cathode half cell potential; Metabolite loss; pH imbalance; Power density

Indexed keywords

ANION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; ANODE SURFACES; BATCH MODES; COULOMBIC EFFICIENCY; ELECTRODE SPACING; EXTERNAL RESISTANCE; HALF-CELL POTENTIAL; LOW POWER; POWER DENSITIES; POWER PRODUCTION; SHEWANELLA; SURFACE AREA; THREE PARAMETERS; VOLTAGE LOSS;

CATHODES; METABOLITES; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

IONS;

EID: 84861096767     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.03.011     Document Type: Article

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