Long-term effect of set potential on biocathodes in microbial fuel cells: Electrochemical and phylogenetic characterization

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 120, Issue , 2012, Pages 26-33

  Xia, Xue ^a   Sun, Yanmei ^a   Liang, Peng ^a   Huang, Xia ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biocathode; Long term effect; Microbial fuel cell; Set potential

Indexed keywords

BIOCATHODES; BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTIC; ELECTROCHEMICAL ACTIVITIES; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; INHERENT CHARACTERISTICS; LONG-TERM EFFECTS; LONG-TERM OPERATION; OPTIMUM POTENTIAL; OXYGEN TRANSFER; PHYLOGENETIC CHARACTERIZATION; SATURATED CALOMEL ELECTRODE; SET POTENTIAL; SHORT-TERM REGULATION; STARTUP TIME;

BACTERIA; CLONING; OXYGEN;

MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

OXYGEN;

BACTERIUM; BIOMASS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; FUEL CELL; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; OXYGEN; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHYLOGENETICS; REDUCTION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTEROIDETES; BIOCATHODE; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CLONE; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SATURATED CALOMEL ELECTRODE; SEMICONDUCTOR; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

AEROBIOSIS; BACTERIA; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; ELECTRODES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OXYGEN; PHYLOGENY; SOLUBILITY; TIME FACTORS;

UNCULTURED BACTEROIDETES BACTERIUM;

EID: 84863526248     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.06.017     Document Type: Article

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