Open circuit versus closed circuit enrichment of anodic biofilms in MFC: Effect on performance and anodic communities

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1699-1713

  Larrosa Guerrero, Amor ^a   Scott, Keith ^a   Katuri, Krishna P ^a   Godinez, Carlos ^b   Head, Ian M ^a   Curtis, Thomas ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anode; Bacteria selection; Carbon materials; Microbial fuel cell; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ANODES; BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; FOAMS; GLASSY CARBON; GRAPHITE; TIMING CIRCUITS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BACTERIAL COMMUNITY; BACTERIAL CONSORTIUM; CARBON MATERIAL; CONCENTRATION POLARIZATION; DOMESTIC WASTEWATER; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; ORGANIC MATTER REMOVAL; RETICULATED VITREOUS CARBON;

MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

CARBON; RNA 16S; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; ORGANIC COMPOUND;

BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; BREWING INDUSTRY; CARBON; ELECTRODE; FOAM; FUEL CELL; GRAPHITE; GROWTH RATE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MORPHOLOGY; ORGANIC MATTER; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLARIZATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SPECIES DIVERSITY; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; RNA ANALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; BIODIVERSITY; BIOENERGY; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

BIODIVERSITY; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOFILMS; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODES; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 77955551624     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-010-2624-1     Document Type: Article

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