Improving startup performance with carbon mesh anodes in separator electrode assembly microbial fuel cells

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 133, Issue , 2013, Pages 74-81

  Zhang, Fang ^a   Xia, Xue ^b   Luo, Yong ^c   Sun, Dan ^d   Call, Douglas F ^e   Logan, Bruce E ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^e Syracuse University   (United States)

Author keywords

Inoculum; Microbial fuel cell; Separator electrode assembly; Set anode potential; Startup

Indexed keywords

ANODES; CELL CULTURE; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; REACTOR STARTUP;

ANODE POTENTIAL; CELL SUSPENSION; CURRENT GENERATION; ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES; HIGH POWER; INOCULA; INOCULUM; POSITIVE POTENTIAL; POWER PRODUCTION; STANDARD HYDROGEN ELECTRODES; START-UP PERFORMANCE; STARTUP TIME;

SEPARATORS;

CARBON; HYDROGEN; OXYGEN;

ACCLIMATION; BACTERIUM; BIOMASS POWER; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROKINESIS; FUEL CELL; INOCULATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POWER GENERATION;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLIC POTENTIOMETRY; DIFFERENTIAL PULSE VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRODE; INOCULATION; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; PH ELECTRODE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTOR; WASTE WATER;

EID: 84874003915     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.01.036     Document Type: Article

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