Syntrophic processes drive the conversion of glucose in microbial fuel cell anodes

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 21, 2008, Pages 7937-7943

  Freguia, Stefano ^a   Rabaey, Korneel ^a   Yuan, Zhiguo ^a   Keller, Jürg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANODES; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING; BIOFILMS; BIOFILTERS; CARBON; CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPETITION; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODES; FERMENTATION; FUEL CELLS; GLUCOSE; GRAPHITE; HYDROGEN; METHANE; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC);

ANAEROBIC BIOREACTORS; BACTERIAL COMMUNITIES; CURRENT GENERATIONS; DIRECT OXIDATIONS; ELECTRICITY GENERATIONS; FERMENTATION RATES; FERMENTATIVE PROCESSES; GLUCOSE CONVERSIONS; GRANULAR GRAPHITES; METHANE PRODUCTIONS; METHANOGENESIS;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS;

ACETIC ACID; GLUCOSE; HYDROGEN;

ACETATE; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; FERMENTATION; FUEL CELL; GLUCOSE; GRAPHITE; INHIBITION; METHANOGENESIS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; SUBSTRATE;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; ELECTRICITY; FERMENTATION; METHANOGENESIS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROCESSES; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOFILMS; ELECTRODES; ELECTRONS; GLUCOSE; METHANE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 55349098217     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es800482e     Document Type: Article

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