Understanding the distinguishing features of a microbial fuel cell as a biomass-based renewable energy technology

Emerging Environmental Technologies

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 1-28

  Rittmann, Bruce E ^a   Torres, César I ^a   Marcus, Andrew Kato ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anode; bioenergy; biofilm; biomass; microbial fuel cell

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890008510     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-8786-8_1     Document Type: Chapter

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