Kurzbeschreibung This book is the first dedicated entirely to Microbial fuel cells. It serves as an introduction to MFC theory, as well as a manual for research and maintenance of MFCs. Its accessible and explanatory nature makes it appealing as both a text and general reference volume.
Aus dem Inhalt Preface.
1. Introduction.
1.1. Energy needs.
1.2. Energy and the challenge of global climate change.
1.3. Bioelectricity generation using a microbial fuel cell --the process of electrogenesis.
1.4. MFCs and energy sustainability of the water infrastructure.
1.5. MFC technologies for wastewater treatment.
1.6. Renewable energy generation using MFCs.
1.7. Other applications of MFC technologies.
2. Exoelectrogens.
2.1. Introduction.
2.2. Mechanisms of electron transfer.
2.3. MFC studies using known exoelectrogenic strains.
2.4. Community analysis.
2.5. MFCs as tools for studying exoelectrogens.
3. Voltage generation.
3.1. Voltage and current.
3.2. Maximum voltages based on thermodynamic relationships.
3.3. Anode potentials and enzyme potentials.
3.4. Role of enzymes versus communities in setting anode potentials.
3.5. Voltage generation by fermentative bacteria?
4. Power generation.
4.1. Calculating power.
4.2. Coulombic and energy efficiency.
4.3. Polarization and power density curves.
4.4. Measuring internal resistance.
4.5. Chemical and electrochemical analysis of reactors.
