Controlling the occurrence of power overshoot by adapting microbial fuel cells to high anode potentials

Bioelectrochemistry

Volumn 90, Issue , 2013, Pages 30-35

  Zhu, Xiuping ^a   Tokash, Justin C ^a   Hong, Yiying ^a   Logan, Bruce E ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Anode potential; Microbial fuel cell; Polarization; Power overshoot

Indexed keywords

ANODES; BIOFILMS; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTRODES; FUEL CELLS; POLARIZATION;

ACCLIMATION POTENTIAL; ANODE POTENTIAL; HIGH CURRENT DENSITIES; MAXIMUM POWER DENSITY; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS (MFCS); POLARIZATION TESTS; POSITIVE POTENTIAL; POWER OVERSHOOT;

MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ARTICLE; CYCLIC POTENTIOMETRY; ELECTRON; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; POLARIZATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; BIOENERGY; BIOFILM; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOFILMS; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODES;

EID: 84869216667     PISSN: 15675394     EISSN: 1878562X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2012.10.004     Document Type: Article

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