Microbial fuel cells: Running on gas

Zhiyong Jason Ren ()
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Zhiyong Jason Ren: Environmental and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80309, USA.

Nature Energy, 2017, vol. 2, issue 6, 1-2

Abstract: Methane is an abundant energy source that is used for power generation in thermal power plants via combustion, but direct conversion to electricity in fuel cells remains challenging. Now, a microbial fuel cell is demonstrated to efficiently convert methane directly to current by careful selection of a consortium of microorganisms.

Date: 2017
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