Trichloroethene dechlorination and H2 evolution are alternative biological pathways of electric charge utilization by a dechlorinating culture in a bioelectrochemical system

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 16, 2008, Pages 6185-6190

  Aulenta, Federico ^a   Canosa, Andrea ^a   Majone, Mauro ^a   Panero, Stefania ^a   Reale, Priscilla ^a   Rossetti, Simona ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOREMEDIATION; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

BATCH EXPERIMENTS; BIOELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESS; ELECTRON DONORS; END PRODUCTS; METHYL VIOLOGEN; PROCESS PERFORMANCE; PROOF-OF-PRINCIPLE; REDOX MEDIATORS; REDUCTIVE DECHLORINATION; TCE CONCENTRATIONS; TRICHLOROETHENE;

DECHLORINATION;

HYDROGEN; PARAQUAT; TRICHLOROETHYLENE; CHLORINE;

BIOREMEDIATION; DECHLORINATION; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRODE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HERBICIDE; IMMOBILIZATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; OPTIMIZATION; REACTION KINETICS; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; BIOCATALYST; BIOENERGY; CHEMICAL REACTION; DECHLORINATION; ELECTRICITY; IMMOBILIZATION; KINETICS; THERMODYNAMICS; BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; METABOLISM; WATER POLLUTANT;

BACTERIA; CHLORINE; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; HYDROGEN; TRICHLOROETHYLENE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 49749101275     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es800265b     Document Type: Article

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