High performance spiral wound microbial fuel cell with hydraulic characterization

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 174, Issue , 2014, Pages 287-293

  Haeger, Alexander ^a   Forrestal, Casey ^a   Xu, Pei ^b   Ren, Zhiyong Jason ^a  

^a University of Colorado at Boulder   (United States)

^b Horeshoe Cir Jett Hall   (United States)

Author keywords

Dead space; Hydraulic residence time distribution; Microbial fuel cell; Spiral wound

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; CHARGE TRANSFER; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; FUEL CELLS; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; OHMIC CONTACTS; OXYGEN; TEMPERATURE MEASURING INSTRUMENTS;

DEAD SPACE; DIFFUSION RESISTANCE; FLOW CHARAC-TERISTICS; HYDRAULIC CHARACTERIZATION; HYDRAULIC RESIDENCE TIME; MAXIMUM POWER DENSITY; SPIRAL WOUND; TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENT;

RESIDENCE TIME DISTRIBUTION;

BIOFUEL; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; ELECTRODE; FUEL CELL; HOLISTIC APPROACH; MICROORGANISM; RESIDENCE TIME;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; OXYGEN ELECTRODE; REACTOR DESIGN; SPIRAL WOUND MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOENERGY; BIOREACTOR; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; TIME;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOLOGICAL OXYGEN DEMAND ANALYSIS; BIOREACTORS; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84908617888     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.09.153     Document Type: Article

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