Increase of power output by change of ion transport direction in a plant microbial fuel cell

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1103-1111

  Timmers, Ruud A ^a   Strik, David P B T B ^a   Hamelers, Hubertus V M ^a   Buisman, Cees J N ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anode resistance; Glyceria maxima; Internal resistance; Mass transfer resistance; Membrane resistance; Plant microbial fuel cell; Rhizodeposition

Indexed keywords

ANODE RESISTANCES; GLYCERIA MAXIMUM; INTERNAL RESISTANCE; MASS TRANSFER RESISTANCES; MEMBRANE RESISTANCE; PLANT MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; RHIZODEPOSITION;

MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; POSITIVE IONS; SWITCHING FUNCTIONS; THERMOELECTRIC POWER;

CATHODES;

EID: 84879246892     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: 1099114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.2957     Document Type: Article

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