Power generation by packed-bed air-cathode microbial fuel cells

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 142, Issue , 2013, Pages 109-114

  Zhang, Xiaoyuan ^a,b   Shi, Juan ^c   Liang, Peng ^a   Wei, Jincheng ^a   Huang, Xia ^a   Zhang, Chuanyi ^c   Logan, Bruce E ^b  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^c CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Granular activated carbon; Granular semi coke; Microbial fuel cell; Oxygen transfer; Packed bed air cathode

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; BINDERS; CATALYSTS; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; OXYGEN; PACKED BEDS; WATER AERATION; WATER SUPPLY;

CARBON BASED MATERIALS; CATALYST BINDERS; DIFFUSION LAYERS; ENERGY DEMANDS; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBONS; MAXIMUM POWER DENSITY; OXYGEN TRANSFER; SEMI-COKE;

CATHODES;

ACTIVATED CARBON; GRAPHITE;

ACTIVATED CARBON; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CATALYSIS; FUEL CELL; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; OXYGEN; POWER GENERATION;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; ELECTRONICS; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; PACKED BED AIR CATHODE; POWER SUPPLY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84878811241     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.05.014     Document Type: Article

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