Bioelectricity generation through microbial fuel cell using organic matters recovered from municipal wastewater

Environmental Progress and Sustainable Energy

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 290-297

  Ma, Jinxing ^a   Wang, Zhiwei ^a   Li, Xinwei ^a   Wang, Yu ^a   Wu, Zhichao ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

biodegradation; bioelectricity; recovered organic matters; wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROMETRY; INTERNAL RESISTANCE; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATERS; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTERS; POLARIZATION RESISTANCES; RATE-LIMITING STEPS; TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS; VOLATILE SUSPENDED SOLIDS;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HYDROLYSIS; METAL DRAWING; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; RECOVERY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOELECTRIC PHENOMENA;

EID: 84891824347     PISSN: 19447442     EISSN: 19447450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ep.11745     Document Type: Article

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