H2 production by the thermoelectric microconverter coupled with microbial electrolysis cell

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 41, Issue 48, 2016, Pages 22760-22768

  Chen, Yun ^a   Chen, Man ^a,b   Shen, Nan ^c   Zeng, Raymond J ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b FUJIAN AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c YANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology ^*  (China)

Author keywords

Alternative power source; Coupled system; H2 production; Microbial electrolysis cell (MEC); Temperature difference; Thermoelectric microconverter

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; REGENERATIVE FUEL CELLS; TEMPERATURE; WASTE HEAT;

ALTERNATIVE POWER; COULOMBIC EFFICIENCY; COUPLED SYSTEMS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION RATE; LOW-TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE; POTENTIAL POWER SOURCES; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES; THERMOELECTRIC MICROCONVERTER;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 85003848714     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2016.09.209     Document Type: Article

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