Internal resistance of microfluidic microbial fuel cell: Challenges and potential opportunities

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 142, Issue , 2013, Pages 672-682

  ElMekawy, Ahmed ^a,b   Hegab, Hanaa M ^c,d   Dominguez Benetton, Xochitl ^a   Pant, Deepak ^a  

^a FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

^b MENOUFIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c KING ABDULAZIZ CITY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Saudi Arabia)

^d GENETIC ENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Internal resistance; Microelectromechanical systems; Microfluidic microbial fuel cell

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; MEMS; MICROFLUIDICS;

ADVERSE EFFECT; CHEMICALLY MODIFIED SURFACES; CONCENTRATION POLARIZATION; ELECTRODE PERFORMANCE; INTERNAL RESISTANCE; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS (MFCS); RAPID SCREENING; VOLUMETRIC POWER DENSITY;

MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

ELECTRODE; ELECTROKINESIS; FUEL CELL; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLARIZATION;

ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; MICROFLUIDICS; MICROORGANISM; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VOLUMETRY;

EID: 84879840437     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.05.061     Document Type: Review

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