Direct biological conversion of electrical current into methane by electromethanogenesis

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 3953-3958

  Cheng, Shaoan ^a   Xing, Defeng ^a   Call, Douglas F ^a   Logan, Bruce E ^a  

^a Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AG/AGCL; ARCHAEON; BIOCATHODE; BIOLOGICAL CONVERSION; CAPTURE EFFICIENCY; CARBON CATHODE; CHEMICAL PRODUCTION; ELECTRICAL CURRENT; ELECTRICAL ENERGY; ELECTROCHEMICAL MEASUREMENTS; ELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEMS; ELECTROLYSIS CELL; HEAT OF COMBUSTION; HYDROGEN GAS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION RATE; LINEAR SWEEP VOLTAMMETRY; METHANE PRODUCTION; METHANOBACTERIUM; OVERALL ENERGY EFFICIENCY; PRECIOUS METAL CATALYSTS; RENEWABLE ENERGY CARRIER; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE;

BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON DIOXIDE PROCESS; CATALYSTS; ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; METHANE; METHANOGENS; PRECIOUS METALS; SOLAR ENERGY; THERMOCHEMISTRY;

WIND POWER;

ACETIC ACID; BIOFUEL; CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDROGEN; METHANE;

BACTERIUM; BIOTRANSFORMATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; ELECTROKINESIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; METHANE; METHANOGENESIS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROMETHANOGENESIS; METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOBACTERIUM PALUSTRE; METHANOGEN; METHANOGENESIS; NONHUMAN;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOFILMS; CARBON DIOXIDE; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; ELECTRODES; ELECTRONS; METHANE; METHANOBACTERIUM;

ARCHAEA; METHANOBACTERIUM PALUSTRE;

EID: 66249100237     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es803531g     Document Type: Article

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