Effect of surface roughness, biofilm coverage and biofilm structure on the electrochemical efficiency of microbial cathodes

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 2678-2683

  Pons, L ^a   Delia M L ^a   Bergel, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Biocathode; Biofilm; Geobacter sulfurreducens; Microbial electrosynthesis; Stainless steel

Indexed keywords

AG/AGCL; BIOCATHODES; BIOFILM STRUCTURE; ELECTROCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; ELECTRON TRANSFER RATES; FUMARATES; GEOBACTER SULFURREDUCENS; ISOLATED CELLS; MICROBIAL ELECTROSYNTHESIS; OPEN CIRCUITS; POLARISATION; STAINLESS STEEL CATHODES; STEEL COMPOSITIONS;

BIOFILMS; BIOFILTERS; CATHODES; CHRONOAMPEROMETRY; CORROSION RESISTANT ALLOYS; CURRENT DENSITY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

STAINLESS STEEL;

STAINLESS STEEL;

BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; CELL ORGANELLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COLONY; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; ELECTRODE; ELECTROKINESIS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; STEEL;

AMPEROMETRY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM COLONY; BIOFILM; CELL ISOLATION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; GEOBACTER SULFURREDUCENS; NONHUMAN; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOFILMS; CELL PROLIFERATION; ELECTRODES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; GEOBACTER; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

GEOBACTER SULFURREDUCENS;

EID: 78650822553     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.10.138     Document Type: Article

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