Electricity generation by direct oxidation of glucose in mediatorless microbial fuel cells

Nature Biotechnology

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1229-1232

  Chaudhuri, Swades K ^a   Lovley, Derek R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ENZYME KINETICS; FUEL CELLS; GLUCOSE; MICROBIAL ELECTRODES;

MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

ALCOHOL; BIOFUEL; CARBOHYDRATE; CARBON DIOXIDE; GLUCOSE; HYDROGEN; SUGAR; TRANSITION ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CATALYSIS; CORN; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENERGY CONVERSION; GLUCOSE OXIDATION; GRAIN; MICROORGANISM; MOLECULAR STABILITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; RHODOFERAX FERRIREDUCENS;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOREACTORS; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMAMONADACEAE; ELECTRODES; ENERGY TRANSFER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; GLUCOSE; IRON; OXIDATION-REDUCTION;

RHODOFERAX; RHODOFERAX FERRIREDUCENS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0141542682     PISSN: 10870156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nbt867     Document Type: Article

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