Copper current collectors reduce long-term fouling of air cathodes in microbial fuel cells

Abstract

Long-term operation of wastewater-fed, microbial fuel cells (MFCs) with cathodes made of activated carbon and stainless steel (SS) current collectors can result in decreased performance due to cathode fouling.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2018
Source ID
10.1039/c7ew00518k

Entities

People

  • Bruce E. Logan
  • Jaewook Myung
  • Pascal E. Saikaly
  • Wulin Yang

Organizations

  • Engineer Research and Development Center
  • King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
  • Pennsylvania State University
  • United States Army

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Engineering.
  • Petroleum Engineering
  • Surface Engineering/Surface Coating Technology.

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology