Saline catholytes as alternatives to phosphate buffers in microbial fuel cells

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 132, Issue , 2013, Pages 436-439

  Ahn, Yongtae ^a   Logan, Bruce E ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Buffer; Ion exchange membrane; Microbial fuel cell; Sodium chloride

Indexed keywords

ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

BUFFER; CATHODE CHAMBERS; MAXIMUM POWER DENSITY; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS (MFCS); OXYGEN TRANSFER; PHOSPHATE BUFFERS; SALINE SOLUTIONS; SOLUTION RESISTANCE;

MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

CATHOLYTE; MISCELLANEOUS DRUGS AND AGENTS; PHOSPHATE BUFFERED SALINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ELECTROLYTE; FUEL CELL; ION EXCHANGE; MEMBRANE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PH; PHOSPHATE; SALINITY; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AIR; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CATHODE RAY TUBE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ION EXCHANGE; MEMBRANE RESISTANCE; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; SALINITY;

EID: 84875250601     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.01.113     Document Type: Article

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