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rMFC
Measurement system
Introduction to electrochemistry
The investigation of electroactive microorganisms affords an appropriate measurement system. To perform highly sensitive measurements we used a Potentiostat. For the understanding of the mode of operation of a Potentiostat it is necessary to define a few basic principles of electrochemistry. The following definitions come from (Harnisch, F. & Freguia, 2012):
The Potentiostat
Figure 1: Principle of the circuit for potentiostatic measurements with a four electrode set up.
Cyclic voltammetry
Chronoamperometry
References
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Harnisch, F. & Freguia, S., 2012. A Basic Tutorial on Cyclic Voltammetry for the investigation of Electroactive Microbial Biofilms. In: Chemistry – An Asian Journal, 7 (3), pp. 466–475.
