Enhanced nitrogen removal in single-chamber microbial fuel cells with increased gas diffusion areas

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 785-791

  Yan, Hengjing ^a   Regan, John M ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonia removal; COD N ratio; Microbial fuel cells; Oxygen diffusion

Indexed keywords

AIR CATHODE; AMMONIA REMOVAL; BIOELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEMS; CATHODE POTENTIAL; CELL VOLTAGES; COD REMOVAL RATE; COD/N RATIOS; CONTINUOUS-FLOW REACTORS; COULOMBIC EFFICIENCY; DESIGN PARAMETERS; ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; ENHANCED NITROGEN REMOVAL; GAS DIFFUSION; OXYGEN DIFFUSION; POWER DENSITIES;

CATHODES; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

DIFFUSION IN GASES;

AMMONIA; NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTINUOUS FLOW REACTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; GAS DIFFUSION; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; OXYGEN DIFFUSION; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOLOGICAL OXYGEN DEMAND ANALYSIS; DIFFUSION; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODES; GASES; NITROGEN; OXYGEN;

EID: 84872669729     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: 10970290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.24769     Document Type: Article

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