Electricity generation from food industry wastewater using microbial fuel cell technology

Food Industry Wastes

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 249-261

  Li, Wen Wei ^a   Sheng, Guo Ping ^a   Yu, Han Qing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

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EID: 84883940018     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-391921-2.00014-7     Document Type: Chapter

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