Miniature microbial fuel cells and stacks for urine utilisation

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 492-496

  Ieropoulos, Ioannis A ^a   Greenman, John ^a   Melhuish, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cell reversal; Microbial fuel cells; Miniaturisation; Scale up; Stacks; Urine

Indexed keywords

CELL REVERSALS; MINIATURISATION; SCALE-UP; STACKS; URINE;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

BODY FLUIDS;

EID: 84871959413     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.09.062     Document Type: Article

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