Change in electrogenic activity of the microbial fuel cell (MFC) with the function of biocathode microenvironment as terminal electron accepting condition: Influence on overpotentials and bio-electro kinetics

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 119, Issue , 2012, Pages 241-251

  Srikanth, S ^a   Venkata Mohan, S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Activation overpotential; Bio electrochemical system (BES); Electron discharge; Mixed consortia; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION OVERPOTENTIAL; AMPEROMETRIC; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; BIO-ELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEM (BES); BIOCATHODES; ELECTRON ACCEPTOR; ELECTRON DISCHARGE; ELECTRON TRANSFER; ELECTRON-ACCEPTING; ELECTRON-ACCEPTING PROCESS; INTERNAL LOSS; KINETIC ANALYSIS; MICROENVIRONMENTS; MIXED CONSORTIA; OVER POTENTIAL; POTENTIAL LOSS; POWER OUT PUT; RETENTION TIME; TAFEL SLOPES; TERMINAL ELECTRON ACCEPTING PROCESS; VOLTAMMETRIC;

CATHODES; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; KINETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; PHYSIOLOGY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ELECTRONS;

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON; FUEL CELL; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

AMPEROMETRY; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BIO ELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEM; BIOENGINEERING; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; POTENTIOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA, AEROBIC; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRODES; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; KINETICS;

EID: 84862659447     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.05.097     Document Type: Article

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