Microbial Electrolysis Cells for High Yield Hydrogen Gas Production from Organic Matter

B R U C E E . L O G A N , * , † D O U G L A S C A L L , † S H A O A N C H E N G , † H U B E R T U S V . M . H A M E L E R S , ‡ T O M H . J . A . S L E U T E L S , ‡ , § A D R I A A N W . J E R E M I A S S E , ‡ , § A N D R E N É A . R O Z E N D A L | Hydrogen Energy Center, and Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 212 Sackett Building, Penn State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, Sub-Department of Environmental Technology, Wageningen University, Bomenweg 2, P.O. Box 8129, 6700 EV Wageningen, The Netherlands, Wetsus, Centre for Sustainable Water Technology, Agora 1, P.O. Box 1113, 8900 CC Leeuwarden, The Netherlands, and Advanced Water Management Centre (AWMC), The University of Queensland, Qld 4072, Australia

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