Comparative bioelectrochemical analysis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli with anaerobic consortia as anodic biocatalyst for biofuel cell application

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 666-674

  Veer Raghavulu, S ^a   Sarma, P N ^a   Venkata Mohan, S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Anodic biocatalyst; Bioelectricity generation capacity; Bioelectrochemistry; Electron discharge; Microbial fuel cell

Indexed keywords

BIOCATALYSTS; BIOELECTRIC PHENOMENA; BIOFUELS; DEGRADATION; ELECTRODES; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ANAEROBIC CONSORTIA; ANODIC BIOCATALYST; BIOELECTRICITY GENERATION CAPACITY; BIOELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRON DISCHARGE; FUEL CELL APPLICATION; GENERATION CAPACITY; MIXED CULTURES; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SUBSTRATE DEGRADATION;

MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; CATALYST; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; ELECTRON; FUEL CELL; REDOX CONDITIONS;

ARTICLE; BIOCATALYST; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROBIAL CONSORTIUM; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 79551678515     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2010.04916.x     Document Type: Article

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