Comparing the short and long term stability of biodegradable, ceramic and cation exchange membranes in microbial fuel cells

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 148, Issue , 2013, Pages 480-486

  Winfield, Jonathan ^a   Chambers, Lily D ^b   Rossiter, Jonathan ^b   Ieropoulos, Ioannis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Ceramic; Microbial fuel cell; Power overshoot; Proton exchange membrane

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CERAMIC MATERIALS; COMPUTATIONAL ELECTROMAGNETICS; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

CATION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; CERAMIC; INTERNAL RESISTANCE; ION-EXCHANGE MATERIALS; NATURAL DEGRADATION; POWER OVERSHOOT; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; SHORT TERM STABILITY;

CERAMIC MEMBRANES;

STARCH;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CERAMICS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FUEL CELL; ION EXCHANGE; MEMBRANE; PH; POLARIZATION; POROUS MEDIUM; STARCH;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; CATION EXCHANGE; CERAMICS; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; MICROENVIRONMENT; PH; POLARIZATION; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION;

BIODEGRADATION; CERAMIC; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; POWER OVERSHOOT; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; CATION EXCHANGE RESINS; CERAMICS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84884712630     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.08.163     Document Type: Article

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