Autotrophic nitrite removal in the cathode of microbial fuel cells

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 4462-4467

  Puig, Sebastià ^a   Serra, Marc ^a   Vilar Sanz, Ariadna ^a   Cabré, Marina ^a   Bañeras, Lluís ^a   Colprim, Jesús ^a   Balaguer, M Dolors ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biocathode; Microbial fuel cell; Nitrate; Nitrite

Indexed keywords

ABIOTIC REACTIONS; AUTOTROPHIC DENITRIFICATION; BIOCATHODES; CATHODE CHAMBERS; DINITROGEN GAS; ELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESS; ELECTRON ACCEPTOR; ENERGY DEMANDS; NITRATE PULSE; NITRITATION PROCESS; NITRITE; NITRITE REMOVAL; NITROGEN REDUCTION; WORK STUDY;

BACTERIOLOGY; DENITRIFICATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; FUEL CELLS; GRAPHITE ELECTRODES; NITRATES; NITROGEN; NITROGEN REMOVAL; OXYGEN; REDUCTION; WASTEWATER;

MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

CARBON; GRAPHITE; NITRATE; NITRITE; NITROGEN; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN;

AUTOTROPHY; BACTERIUM; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON; FUEL CELL; GRAPHITE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITRATE; NITRIFICATION; NITRITE; OXYGEN; REDUCTION;

ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; ARTICLE; AUTOTROPHY; BIOENERGY; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CATHODE RAY TUBE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DENITRIFICATION; DENITRIFYING BACTERIUM; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; NITRIFICATION; NONHUMAN; OLIGOTROPHA CARBOXIDOVORANS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

AUTOTROPHIC PROCESSES; BIOCATALYSIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOFILMS; DENITRIFICATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; ELECTRODES; ELECTRONS; NITRATES; NITRITES; NITROGEN; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); OLIGOTROPHA CARBOXIDOVORANS;

EID: 79551686938     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.12.100     Document Type: Article

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