Recovery of Electrical Energy in Microbial Fuel Cells

Environmental Science and Technology Letters

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 137-141

  Ge, Zheng ^a   Li, Jian ^a   Xiao, Li ^b   Tong, Yiran ^b   He, Zhen ^a  

^a State University   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Milwaukee   (United States)

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EID: 84969262607     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23288930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ez4000324     Document Type: Review

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