Power output and columbic efficiencies from biofilms of Geobacter sulfurreducens comparable to mixed community microbial fuel cells

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2505-2514

  Nevin, K P ^a   Richter, H ^a   Covalla, S F ^a,c   Johnson, J P ^a,c   Woodard, T L ^a   Orloff, A L ^a,d   Jia, H ^b   Zhang, M ^b   Lovley, D R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b TOYOTA TECHNICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Mascoma Corporation   (United States)

^d University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; CARBON;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODE; GEOBACTER; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACETIC ACID; BIOFILMS; CARBON; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODES; GEOBACTER; OXIDATION-REDUCTION;

GEOBACTER; GEOBACTER SULFURREDUCENS;

EID: 51649118803     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2008.01675.x     Document Type: Article

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