Lack of anodic capacitance causes power overshoot in microbial fuel cells

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 138, Issue , 2013, Pages 353-358

  Peng, Xinhong ^a   Yu, Han ^a   Yu, Hongbing ^a   Wang, Xin ^a  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Capacitance; Exoelectrogenic biofilm; Microbial fuel cell; Power overshoot

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ANODES; BIOFILMS; CARBON BLACK; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; ELECTRON SHUTTLE; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS (MFCS); POWER OVERSHOOT; STAINLESS STEEL MESH; STORED CHARGE; TRANSIENT CHARGES; ULTRACAPACITORS;

CAPACITANCE;

ACTIVATED CARBON; CARBON; STAINLESS STEEL;

ACCLIMATION; ACTIVATED CARBON; BIOFILM; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON; FUEL CELL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BIOFILM; ELECTRIC CAPACITANCE; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84877062359     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.03.187     Document Type: Article

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