Influence of substrate on electron transfer mechanisms in chambered benthic microbial fuel cells

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 22, 2009, Pages 8671-8677

  Nielsen, Mark E ^a,c   Wu, Di M ^b   Girguis, Peter R ^c   Reimers, Clare E ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANODE CHAMBERS; AVERAGE CURRENTS; CHEMICAL CHANGE; CHEMICAL DATA; CONTROLLED LABORATORIES; COULOMBIC EFFICIENCY; CUMULATIVE CHARGE; DISPROPORTIONATIONS; ELECTRON DONORS; ELECTRON FLUX; ELECTRON TRANSFER MECHANISMS; LABORATORY SCALE; MEDIATED ELECTRON TRANSFER; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; ORGANIC MOLECULES; POWER PRODUCTION; SULFATE REDUCTION;

ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; FUEL CELLS; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; SULFUR; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

ORGANIC CARBON;

CARBON; FUEL; IRON; LACTIC ACID; MOLYBDENUM; MOLYBDIC ACID; RIBOSOME RNA; SULFATE; SULFUR;

ELECTRON; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FUEL CELL; MOLYBDATE GROUP; SUBSTRATE; SULFATE;

ARTICLE; BENTHIC MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; BENTHOS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENERGY RESOURCE; LABORATORY TEST; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHYLOGENY; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; ELECTRON TRANSPORT;

EID: 72249098568     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es9013773     Document Type: Article

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