Towards an integrated system for bio-energy: Hydrogen production by Escherichia coli and use of palladium-coated waste cells for electricity generation in a fuel cell

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1837-1845

  Orozco, R L ^a   Redwood, M D ^a   Yong, P ^a   Caldelari, I ^b,c   Sargent, F ^b   Macaskie, L E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUT DE BIOLOGIE MOLÉCULAIRE ET CELLULAIRE   (France)

Author keywords

Biohydrogen; Escherichia coli; Fuel cell; Palladium

Indexed keywords

BIO-ENERGY; BIO-HYDROGEN; BIOREDUCTIONS; DESULFOVIBRIO DESULFURICANS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; GENERATE ELECTRICITY; INTEGRATED SYSTEMS; MUTANT STRAIN; POWER OUT PUT; WASTE CELLS;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ENERGY CONVERSION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUEL CELLS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; INTEGRATED OPTICS; ORGANIC ACIDS; PALLADIUM COMPOUNDS; SINTERING;

PALLADIUM;

CARBOXYLIC ACID; HYDROGEN; PALLADIUM;

ARTICLE; BIOENERGY; DESULFOVIBRIO DESULFURICANS; ELECTRICITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FERMENTATION; METABOLISM;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; DESULFOVIBRIO DESULFURICANS; ELECTRICITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FERMENTATION; HYDROGEN; PALLADIUM;

DESULFOVIBRIO DESULFURICANS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 78149416793     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: 15736776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-010-0383-9     Document Type: Article

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