Anodic current distribution in a liter-scale microbial fuel cell with electrode arrays

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 223, Issue , 2013, Pages 623-631

  Zhang, Liang ^a,b   Li, Jun ^a,b   Zhu, Xun ^a,b   Ye, Dingding ^a,b   Liao, Qiang ^a,b  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^b CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Current distribution; Electrode arrays; Microbial fuel cell; Scale up

Indexed keywords

ANODE ELECTRODES; ANODIC CURRENTS; CURRENT DISTRIBUTION; CURRENT GENERATION; ELECTRODE ARRAYS; ELECTRODE SPACING; OHMIC RESISTANCE; SCALE-UP;

CATHODES; GRAPHITE ELECTRODES; IONIC STRENGTH; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; OHMIC CONTACTS;

ELECTRIC CURRENT DISTRIBUTION MEASUREMENT;

EID: 84876344647     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2013.03.035     Document Type: Article

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