Enhanced power performance of an <i>in situ</i> sediment microbial fuel cell with steel-slag as the redox catalyst: I. electricity generation
Kyeongmin Kim, Shinya NAKASHITA, Tadashi HIBINO
Abstract
Steel-slag was added as a catalyst to sediment microbial fuel cells (SMFCs) in an <italic>in situ</italic> sediment biodegradation experiment to determine the benefits to long-term power production of the cells and to elucidate the external factors affecting power production.
Topics & Concepts
Microbial fuel cellSedimentRedoxCatalysisBiodegradationIn situElectricity generationSlag (welding)Environmental scienceDegradation (telecommunications)Waste managementEnvironmental chemistryChemical engineeringMetallurgyMaterials scienceChemistryGeologyPower (physics)EngineeringOrganic chemistryQuantum mechanicsTelecommunicationsPaleontologyPhysicsMicrobial Fuel Cells and BioremediationElectrochemical sensors and biosensorsSupercapacitor Materials and Fabrication