Substrate removal and electricity generation in a membrane-less microbial fuel cell for biological treatment of wastewater

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 138, Issue , 2013, Pages 109-116

  Wang, Haiping ^a,b   Jiang, Sunny C ^a   Wang, Yun ^a   Xiao, Bo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Bacterial community; Biocathode; Electricity generation; Microbial fuel cell

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACETATE CONCENTRATIONS; BACTERIAL COMMUNITY; BIOCATHODES; BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; COULOMBIC EFFICIENCY; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; SUBSTRATE DEGRADATION EFFICIENCY;

MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

DNA 16S;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BACTERIUM; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; FUEL CELL; MEMBRANE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SUBSTRATE; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; DEGRADATION; DENSITY; ELECTRICITY; MICROBIAL CONSORTIUM; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROSEQUENCING; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 84876725041     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.03.172     Document Type: Article

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