MFC-cascade stacks maximise COD reduction and avoid voltage reversal under adverse conditions

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 134, Issue , 2013, Pages 158-165

  Ledezma, Pablo ^a   Greenman, John ^a   Ieropoulos, Ioannis ^a  

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

Author keywords

Microbial fuel cells; Stacking; Voltage reversal; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONNECTORS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ELECTRICAL CONFIGURATIONS; ELECTRICAL CONNECTION; ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS (MFCS); PERFORMANCE DEGRADATION; SERIES CONFIGURATION; STACKING; VOLTAGE REVERSAL;

MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

CATALYST; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DESIGN METHOD; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; FUEL CELL; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SUBSTRATE; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CATALYST; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRICITY; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84875263858     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.01.119     Document Type: Article

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