Enhanced electricity generation from whey wastewater using combinational cathodic electron acceptor in a two-chamber microbial fuel cell

International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 473-478

  Nasirahmadi, S ^a   Safekordi, A A ^b  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Bioelectricity; Escherichia coli; Humic acid; Oxidant concentration; Whey

Indexed keywords

BIOELECTRIC PHENOMENA; CATHODES; CHLORINATION; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DAIRIES; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IRON COMPOUNDS; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; ORGANIC ACIDS; OXIDANTS; POPULATION STATISTICS; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; POTASSIUM IODIDE;

BIODEGRADABLE COMPOUNDS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; EXHAUSTIBLE RESOURCES; HUMIC ACID; INDUSTRIAL PROCESSS; OPEN CIRCUIT POTENTIAL; OXIDANT CONCENTRATIONS; WHEY;

FOSSIL FUELS;

EID: 84862678593     PISSN: 17351472     EISSN: 17352630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13762-012-0063-5     Document Type: Article

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