Single chamber microbial fuel cells (SCMFCs) treating wastewater containing methanol

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 2340-2344

  Liu, Bingchuan ^a   Li, Baikun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrode poisoning; Methanol; Open circuit potential (OCP); Single chamber microbial fuel cell (SCMFC); Wastewater

Indexed keywords

CATHODES; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DEGRADATION; EFFICIENCY; EFFLUENTS; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC FERMENTATION; CATHODE POISONING; COULOMBIC EFFICIENCY; DEGRADATION EFFICIENCY; LINEAR SWEEP VOLTAMMETRY; METHANOL CONCENTRATION; OPEN CIRCUIT POTENTIAL; SINGLE CHAMBERS;

METHANOL;

EID: 84892369620     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.11.111     Document Type: Article

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