Enhanced Power Extraction with Sediment Microbial Fuel Cells by Anode Alternation
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Biofilm Development
2.2. Experimental Setup
2.3. Characterization
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Quaglio, M.; Ahmed, D.; Massaglia, G.; Sacco, A.; Margaria, V.; Pirri, C.F. Enhanced Power Extraction with Sediment Microbial Fuel Cells by Anode Alternation. Fuels 2021, 2, 168-178. https://doi.org/10.3390/fuels2020010
Quaglio M, Ahmed D, Massaglia G, Sacco A, Margaria V, Pirri CF. Enhanced Power Extraction with Sediment Microbial Fuel Cells by Anode Alternation. Fuels. 2021; 2(2):168-178. https://doi.org/10.3390/fuels2020010
Chicago/Turabian StyleQuaglio, Marzia, Daniyal Ahmed, Giulia Massaglia, Adriano Sacco, Valentina Margaria, and Candido Fabrizio Pirri. 2021. "Enhanced Power Extraction with Sediment Microbial Fuel Cells by Anode Alternation" Fuels 2, no. 2: 168-178. https://doi.org/10.3390/fuels2020010