Enlargement of anode for enhanced simultaneous azo dye decolorization and power output in air-cathode microbial fuel cell

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2023-2029

  Sun, Jian ^a   Li, Youming ^a   Hu, Yongyou ^a   Hou, Bin ^a   Xu, Qian ^a   Zhang, Yaping ^a   Li, Sizhe ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Anode surface area; Congo Red; Decolorization; Electricity generation; Microbial fuel cell

Indexed keywords

ANODE AREA; ANODE SURFACES; BACTERIAL ATTACHMENT; CONGO RED; DECOLORIZATION; DYE DECOLORIZATION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; POWER OUT PUT;

BIOELECTRIC PHENOMENA; CATHODES; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

AZO DYES;

COLORING AGENT; CONGO RED;

ARTICLE; BIOENERGY; BIOFILM; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODE; INSTRUMENTATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOFILMS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; COLORING AGENTS; CONGO RED; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84867103681     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: 15736776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-012-1002-8     Document Type: Article

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