Influence of terminal electron acceptor availability to the anodic oxidation on the electrogenic activity of microbial fuel cell (MFC)

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 123, Issue , 2012, Pages 480-487

  Srikanth, S ^a   Venkata Mohan, S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Bio electrochemical system (BES); Electron transfer co efficient; Exchange current density; Tafel slopes; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

BIO-ELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEM (BES); CATALYTIC CURRENT; CHARGE TRANSFER RESISTANCE; ELECTROGENESIS; ELECTRON TRANSFER; EXCHANGE CURRENT DENSITIES; SUBSTRATE DEGRADATION; TAFEL SLOPES; TERMINAL ELECTRON ACCEPTORS;

ANODIC OXIDATION; CHARGE TRANSFER; DEGRADATION; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ELECTRONS;

BIOFILM; CATALYSIS; DEGRADATION; ELECTRON; FUEL CELL; OXIDATION; POLARIZATION; POWER GENERATION; SUBSTRATE;

ARTICLE; BIOENERGY; BIOFILM; CATALYSIS; DEGRADATION; DENSITY; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERMINAL ELECTRON ACCEPTOR; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOLOGICAL OXYGEN DEMAND ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; ELECTRODES; ELECTRONS; KINETICS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION;

EID: 84865546533     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.07.049     Document Type: Article

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