Electrochemical and impedance characterization of Microbial Fuel Cells based on 2D and 3D anodic electrodes working with seawater microorganisms under continuous operation

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 195, Issue , 2015, Pages 139-146

  Hidalgo, D ^a,b   Sacco, A ^a   Hernandez S ^a,b   Tommasi, T ^a  

^a ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

3D electrode; Carbon coated Berl saddles; Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy; Enriched seawater inoculum; Microbial Fuel Cell

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; CHARGE TRANSFER; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRODES; FELT; FELTS; FUEL CELLS; POPULATION STATISTICS; SEAWATER; SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTROLYTES;

3-D ELECTRODES; CARBON-COATED; ELECTROCHEMICAL BEHAVIORS; ENRICHED SEAWATER INOCULUM; IMPEDANCE CHARACTERIZATION; MASS TRANSPORT LIMITATION; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS (MFCS); MIXED MICROBIAL POPULATION;

MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

SEA WATER; CARBON;

BIOENERGY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRODE; IMPEDANCE; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRENT DENSITY; DIFFUSION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; MARINE BACTERIUM; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL DENSITY; POLARIZATION; POPULATION GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE AREA;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; DIELECTRIC SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; ELECTRODES; SEAWATER;

BIOFILM; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; ELECTRODE; FUEL CELL; GROWTH RATE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROORGANISM; OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SEAWATER; SPECTROSCOPY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84946498389     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2015.06.127     Document Type: Article

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