The performance of serially and parallelly connected microbial fuel cells

Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization and Environmental Effects

Volumn 34, Issue 17, 2012, Pages 1591-1598

  Gurung, A ^a   Oh, S E ^a  

^a Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

microbial fuel cell; mixed culture; power scale up; stack; voltage reversal

Indexed keywords

BATCH MODES; MAXIMUM POWER; MAXIMUM POWER DENSITY; MIXED CULTURES; PARALLEL CONNECTIONS; SCALE-UP; STACK; SURFACE AREA; VOLTAGE REVERSAL; WORKING VOLTAGE;

ELECTRIC CONNECTORS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE;

MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

EID: 84864029948     PISSN: 15567036     EISSN: 15567230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15567036.2011.629277     Document Type: Article

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