Power density enhancement of anion-exchange membrane-installed microbial fuel cell under bicarbonate-buffered cathode condition

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 36-39

  Piao, Jingmei ^a   An, Junyeong ^a   Ha, Phuc Thi ^a   Kim, Taeyoung ^a   Jang, Jae Kyung ^b   Moon, Hyunsoo ^c   Chang, In Seop ^a  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

^b National Institute of Animal Science   (South Korea)

^c YANBIAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anion exchange membrane (AEM); Electrochemical impedance spectrometry (EIS); Electrode potential; Microbial fuel cell (MFC)

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; BICARBONATE; SODIUM DIHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE;

ANION EXCHANGE; ARTICLE; CATION EXCHANGE; CELL MEMBRANE RESISTANCE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MEMBRANE FORMATION; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; NANOANALYSIS; PH MEASUREMENT; ROOM TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

ACETATES; BICARBONATES; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BUFFERS; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODES; MEMBRANES;

EID: 84873908561     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4014/jmb.1211.11010     Document Type: Article

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