Microalgae as substrate in low cost terracotta-based microbial fuel cells: Novel application of the catholyte produced

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 209, Issue , 2016, Pages 380-385

  Salar Garcia M J ^a   Gajda, I ^b   Ortiz Martinez V M ^a   Greenman, J ^b   Hanczyc, M M ^c   de los Rios A P ^d   Ieropoulos, I A ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

^b BRISTOL ROBOTICS LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bioenergy; Catholyte; Ceramic membrane; Microalgae; Microbial fuel cells

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ANODES; CERAMIC MEMBRANES; ELECTRODES; FUEL CELLS; MICROORGANISMS;

BIO-ENERGY; CATHOLYTE; DARK CONDITIONS; LOW COSTS; MICRO-ALGAE; NOVEL APPLICATIONS; TERRACOTTA;

MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

ORGANIC MATTER;

BIOENERGY; CERAMICS; DEGRADATION; DIGESTION; ELECTRODE; FUEL CELL; LIGHT EFFECT; MEMBRANE; MICROALGA; ORGANIC MATTER; POWER GENERATION; SUBSTRATE;

AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BIOENERGY; CERAMICS; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; MICROALGA; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ELECTRODE; ENERGY CONSERVATION; LIGHT; PROCEDURES;

ALGAE;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; ELECTRODES; LIGHT; MICROALGAE;

EID: 84961160350     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2016.02.083     Document Type: Article

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