Electricity generation from municipal solid waste leachate using microbial fuel cell technology

Yingyong Jichu yu Gongcheng Kexue Xuebao/Journal of Basic Science and Engineering

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 800-810

  Yuan, Haoran ^a,b   Deng, Lifang ^a,b   Chen, Yong ^b   Zhou, Shungui ^c  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF ENERGY CONVERSION   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c GUANGDONG INSTITUTE OF ECO ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOIL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

BOD; CV; Leachate; Microbial fuel cell; NH4+ N

Indexed keywords

ANOLYTES; CELL PERFORMANCE; CV; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGIES; HIGH CONCENTRATION; IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT; INTERNAL RESISTANCE; LEACHATES; MAXIMUM POWER DENSITY; N REMOVAL; OPTIMUM CONDITIONS; ORGANIC WASTEWATER; POWER DENSITIES; URBAN WASTE DISPOSAL; VOLTAMMETRIC;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; POWER QUALITY; WASTE DISPOSAL;

MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

EID: 84871092736     PISSN: 10050930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1005-0930.2012.05.006     Document Type: Article

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