Design and characterization of a microbial fuel cell for the conversion of a lignocellulosic crop residue to electricity

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 119, Issue , 2012, Pages 208-215

  Gregoire, K P ^a,b   Becker, J G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioenergy; Crop residues; Lignocellulose; Microbial fuel cell

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CROP RESIDUES; AIR CATHODE; ANODE-RESPIRING BACTERIA; BIO-AUGMENTATION; BIO-ENERGY; BIOCHEMICAL ENERGY; CELLULOSE HYDROLYSIS; CROP RESIDUE; DESIGN ELEMENTS; GEOBACTER; GROWTH FACTOR; LIGNOCELLULOSE; LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS; MAXIMUM POWER DENSITY; METHANOGENESIS; POWER PRODUCTION; RUMEN FLUIDS;

CELLULOSE; ELECTRICITY; FOSSIL FUELS; LEACHING; LIGNIN; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

AGRICULTURAL WASTES;

LIGNOCELLULOSE; METHANE; OXYGEN;

BACTERIUM; BIOENERGY; BIOREACTOR; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELLULOSE; CROP RESIDUE; DESIGN; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRODE; EQUIPMENT; FERMENTATION; FUEL CELL; FUEL CONSUMPTION; HYDROLYSIS; LIGNIN; MAIZE; METHANOGENESIS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RESPIRATION; SUBSTRATE;

AGRICULTURAL WASTE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BIOENERGY; BIOLEACHING; BIOMASS CONVERSION; BIOMASS ENERGY; BIOMASS FERMENTATION; BIOREACTOR; BIOREACTOR DESIGN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON; GEOBACTER METALLIREDUCENS; GEOBACTERACEAE; HYDROLYSIS; MAIZE; METHANOGENESIS; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; NONHUMAN; POWER SUPPLY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOIL; STOMACH JUICE;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; GEOBACTER; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LIGNIN;

GEOBACTER METALLIREDUCENS;

EID: 84862339996     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.05.075     Document Type: Article

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