Microbial phenazine production enhances electron transfer in biofuel cells

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 3401-3408

  Rabaey, Korneel ^a   Boon, Nico ^a   Höfte, Monica ^a   Verstraete, Willy ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANODES; BACTERIA; BIODIVERSITY; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; FUEL CELLS; MICROBIAL ELECTRODES; REDOX REACTIONS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

BIOFUELS; ELECTRON TRANSFER; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS (MFC); POWER OUTPUT;

NITROGEN COMPOUNDS;

AMIDE; BIOFUEL; PHENAZINE; PHENAZINE 1 CARBOXAMIDE; PYOCYANINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIUM; BIOFUEL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; ELECTRONS; PHENAZINES; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PYOCYANINE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 18344391948     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es048563o     Document Type: Article

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