Enhanced hexadecane degradation and low biomass production by Aspergillus niger exposed to an electric current in a model system

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 1509-1515

  Velasco Alvarez, Nancy ^a   González, Ignacio ^a   Damian Matsumura, Pablo ^a   Gutiérrez Rojas, Mariano ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Aspergillus niger; Degradation; Electric current; Electrochemical cells; Hexadecane

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ATP CONTENT; BIOMASS PRODUCTIONS; CARBON BALANCE; COATED ELECTRODES; HEXADECANE; IN-CONTROL; INERT SUPPORT; MODEL SYSTEM; MYCELIAL GROWTH; NIGER;

COATED WIRE ELECTRODES; DEGRADATION; ECOLOGY; ELECTRIC CURRENT MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES TO APPARATUS; ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYTIC ANALYSIS; ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; METABOLISM; PARAFFINS; RUTHENIUM; TITANIUM; TITANIUM OXIDES;

CELL CULTURE;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; HEXADECANE; RUTHENIUM;

ALKANE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; ELECTRODE; FUNGUS; GROWTH RESPONSE; METABOLISM; PERLITE; RUTHENIUM; TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CARBON BALANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRODE; FUNGAL METABOLISM; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; GROWTH CURVE; INCUBATION TIME; INOCULATION; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MYCELIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ALKANES; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOMASS; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; TIME FACTORS;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER;

EID: 78650697080     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.07.111     Document Type: Article

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