Electricity production from cellulose in a microbial fuel cell using a defined binary culture

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 4781-4786

  Ren, Zhiyong ^a   Ward, Thomas E ^a   Regan, John M ^a,b  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLULOLYTIC FERMENTER; CELLULOSIC BIOMASS; RESIDUAL METABOLITES;

CELL CULTURE; METABOLISM; METABOLITES; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION;

ACETIC ACID; ALCOHOL; CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; CELLULOSE; FERRICYANIDE; HYDROGEN;

CELL CULTURE; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; METABOLISM; METABOLITES; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

BIODEGRADATION; CELLULOSE; FUEL CELL; METABOLITE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOENERGY; CLOSTRIDIUM CELLULOLYTICUM; COCULTURE; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENERGY YIELD; GEOBACTER; GEOBACTER SULFURREDUCENS; NONHUMAN;

BIOFILMS; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; CLOSTRIDIUM; ELECTRICITY; GEOBACTER; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING;

CLOSTRIDIUM CELLULOLYTICUM; GEOBACTER SULFURREDUCENS;

EID: 34447254945     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es070577h     Document Type: Article

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