Effect of anode aeration on the performance and microbial community of an air-cathode microbial fuel cell

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 210, Issue , 2012, Pages 150-156

  Quan, Xiang chun ^a   Quan, Yan ping ^a   Tao, Kun ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Air exposure; Anode aeration; Microbial fuel cell; Power generation

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC CONDITION; AIR-EXPOSURE; ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS; BURKHOLDERIA; COULOMBIC EFFICIENCY; DISSOLVED OXYGEN CONCENTRATIONS; EXTERNAL RESISTORS; GENERATE ELECTRICITY; INTERMITTENT AERATION; MICROBACTERIUM SP; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; VOLTAGE OUTPUT;

CATHODES; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; MICROORGANISMS; POWER GENERATION;

MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

BACTEROIDETES; BURKHOLDERIA; BURKHOLDERIA SP.; MICROBACTERIUM SP.; RHODOCYCLACEAE; SIMPLICISPIRA;

EID: 84866494126     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.09.009     Document Type: Article

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