A white-rot fungus is used as a biocathode to improve electricity production of a microbial fuel cell

Applied Energy

Volumn 98, Issue , 2012, Pages 594-596

  Wu, Chao ^a   Liu, Xian Wei ^a   Li, Wen Wei ^a   Sheng, Guo Ping ^a   Zang, Guo Long ^a   Cheng, Yuan Yuan ^a   Shen, Nan ^a   Yang, Yi Pei ^a   Yu, Han Qing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Biocathode; Electricity generation; Microbial fuel cell (MFC); White rot fungus

Indexed keywords

CATHODES; ELECTRIC GENERATORS;

BIOCATHODES; CATHODE REDUCTION; CORIOLUS VERSICOLOR; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION; ELECTRON TRANSFER; LACCASES; POWER DENSITIES; REDOX MEDIATORS; WHITE ROT FUNGI;

MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRODE; FUEL CELL; FUNGUS; INOCULATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; OXYGEN; REDOX POTENTIAL;

FUNGI; TRAMETES VERSICOLOR;

EID: 84862170077     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.02.058     Document Type: Article

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