Continuous mode operation of microbial fuel cell (MFC) stack with dual gas diffusion cathode design for the treatment of dark fermentation effluent

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 40, Issue 36, 2015, Pages 12424-12435

  Pasupuleti, Suresh Babu ^a,b,c   Srikanth, Sandipam ^a   Venkata Mohan, S ^b   Pant, Deepak ^a  

^a FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^c ACADEMY OF SCIENTIFIC AND INNOVATIVE RESEARCH ACSIR   (India)

Author keywords

Dark fermentation effluent; External resistance; Power density; Power overshoot; Series electrical circuit; Upscaling

Indexed keywords

BIOCATALYSTS; CATHODES; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DIFFUSION IN GASES; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; ELECTRONS; FERMENTATION; THERMOELECTRIC POWER;

DARK FERMENTATION; ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT; EXTERNAL RESISTANCE; POWER DENSITIES; POWER OVERSHOOT; UPSCALING;

MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

EID: 84940440726     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2015.07.049     Document Type: Article

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