Performance of photosynthetic electrochemical cells using immobilized Anabaena variabilis M-3 in discharge/culture cycles

Journal of Fermentation and Bioengineering

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 546-549

  Yagishita, Tatsuo ^a   Sawayama, Shigeki ^a   Tsukahara, Ken Ichiro ^a   Ogi, Tomoko ^a  

^a NATL INST FOR RSRC AND ENVIRON   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anabaena variabilis M 3; Cyanobacterium; Discharge culture cycles; Photosynthesis; Photosynthetic electrochemical cells; Respiration

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CELL IMMOBILIZATION; ELECTROLYTIC CELLS;

CYANOBACTERIA; PHOTOSYNTHETIC ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS;

PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

ANABAENA; ARTICLE; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ENERGY METABOLISM; IMMOBILIZED CELL; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

ANABAENA; ANABAENA VARIABILIS; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 0031800630     PISSN: 0922338X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0922-338X(98)80106-2     Document Type: Article

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