The improvement of power output from stacked microbial fuel cells (MFCs)

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

Volumn 34, Issue 17, 2012, Pages 1569-1576

  Gurung, A ^a   Oh, S E ^a  

^a Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

electricity generation; microbial fuel cell; mixed culture; stack; voltage reversal

Indexed keywords

DEAD CELLS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; HEXACYANOFERRATES; MAXIMUM CURRENT DENSITY; MAXIMUM POWER; MAXIMUM POWER DENSITY; MIXED CULTURES; POWER OUT PUT; SERIES CONNECTIONS; SINGLE CELLS; STACK; TOTAL SURFACE AREA; VOLTAGE REVERSAL;

CELL CULTURE; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE;

MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

EID: 84864032654     PISSN: 15567036     EISSN: 15567230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15567036.2012.660561     Document Type: Article

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