An efficient approach to cathode operational parameters optimization for microbial fuel cell using response surface methodology

Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Hosseinpour, Mohammadreza ^a   Vossoughi, Manouchehr ^a   Alemzadeh, Iran ^a  

^a SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cathode compartment; Microbial fuel cell (MFC); Optimization of operational parameters; Response surface methodology (RSM)

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; ION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; OPTIMIZATION; PH;

EID: 84902164030     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2052336X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2052-336X-12-33     Document Type: Article

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