Miniaturizing microbial fuel cells for potential portable power sources: Promises and challenges

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 353-381

  Ren, Hao ^a   Lee, Hyung Sool ^b,c   Chae, Junseok ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS); Microbial fuel cell (MFC); Portable power source; Power density

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERISTIC LENGTH; EXTRACELLULAR ELECTRON TRANSFER; FAST MASS TRANSFER; HIGH SURFACE AREA; IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES; INTERNAL RESISTANCE; LIGHT WEIGHT; LOW COSTS; MICRO-SCALES; PORTABLE POWER SOURCES; POWER DENSITIES; POWER SOURCES; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; SCALING DOWN; SCALING EFFECTS; SCALING IMPACTS; SURFACE AREA; VOLUME RATIO; VOLUMETRIC POWER DENSITY;

ASSOCIATION REACTIONS; BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT; CARBON; MASS TRANSFER; MEMS; MOBILE POWER PLANTS; REACTION KINETICS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

EID: 84867232497     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-012-0986-7     Document Type: Review

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