Comparison of oxygen and hypochlorite as cathodic electron acceptor in microbial fuel cells

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 154, Issue , 2014, Pages 330-335

  Jadhav, D A ^a   Ghadge, A N ^a   Mondal, Debika ^a   Ghangrekar, M M ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Electron acceptors; Hypochlorite; Microbial fuel cells; Oxygen; Tafel analysis

Indexed keywords

CATHODES; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; OXYGEN;

CHARGE TRANSFER RESISTANCE; ELECTRON ACCEPTOR; EXCHANGE CURRENT DENSITIES; HYPOCHLORITE; MAXIMUM POWER DENSITY; ORGANIC MATTER REMOVAL; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITES; TAFEL ANALYSIS;

ELECTRONS;

HYPOCHLORITE; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; ORGANIC MATTER; OXYGEN;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHLORITE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROLYTE; ELECTRON; FUEL CELL; OXYGEN; REACTION KINETICS;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYCLIC POTENTIOMETRY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRODE; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION KINETICS; TAFEL ANALYSIS; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ELECTRON ACCEPTORS; HYPOCHLORITE; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; OXYGEN; TAFEL ANALYSIS;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOLOGICAL OXYGEN DEMAND ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; ELECTRODES; ELECTRONS; HYPOCHLOROUS ACID; OXYGEN; WASTE WATER; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84892469456     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.12.069     Document Type: Article

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