Effects of substrate diffusion and anode potential on kinetic parameters for anode-respiring bacteria

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 19, 2009, Pages 7571-7577

  Lee, Hyung Sool ^a   Torres, Ćesar I ^a   Rittmann, Bruce E ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AG/AGCL; ANODE POTENTIAL; ANODE-RESPIRING BACTERIA; BIOMASS DENSITY; ELECTROLYSIS CELL; MAXIMUM SPECIFIC GROWTH RATES; MIXED CULTURES; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS; SUBSTRATE DIFFUSION; UTILIZATION RATES;

BACTERIOLOGY; BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; CELL CULTURE; CELL MEMBRANES; DIFFUSION; ELECTROLYTIC CELLS;

SUBSTRATES;

ACETIC ACID;

BIOFILM; BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CORRELATION; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROKINESIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; GROWTH RATE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; OPTIMIZATION; SUBSTRATE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL KINETICS; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; ELECTROLYSIS; GEOBACTERACEAE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; METHANOGEN; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; ELECTRODES; KINETICS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION;

EID: 70349620625     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es9015519     Document Type: Article

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