Continuous microbial fuel cell using a photoautotrophic cathode and a fermentative anode

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1006-1010

  Mitra, Pranabendu ^a   Hill, Gordon A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cell recycle; Continuous flow microbial fuel cell; Electricity generation; Microalgae cell density

Indexed keywords

CATHODE AND ANODE; CELL DENSITY; CELL RECYCLE; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; CLOSED CIRCUIT; CONTINUOUS FLOWS; CURRENT FLOWS; DYNAMIC VOLTAGE; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRODE SURFACE AREA; MAXIMUM POWER; MICRO-ALGAE; POWER CAPABILITY; STEADY-STATE POWER; VOLTAGE DIFFERENCE; VOLTAGE DYNAMICS;

ALGAE; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; MICROORGANISMS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; YEAST;

CATHODES;

EID: 84863539144     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: 1939019X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.20605     Document Type: Article

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