Performance of a pilot-scale continuous flow microbial electrolysis cell fed winery wastewater

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2053-2063

  Cusick, Roland D ^a   Bryan, Bill ^b   Parker, Denny S ^b   Merrill, Matthew D ^a   Mehanna, Maha ^a   Kiely, Patrick D ^a   Liu, Guangli ^c   Logan, Bruce E ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b BROWN AND CALDWELL   (United States)

^c SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bioelectricity; Bioenergy; Biohydrogen; Biomethane; Microbial electrolysis cell

Indexed keywords

BIO-HYDROGEN; BIOELECTRICITY; BIOENERGY; BIOMETHANE; MICROBIAL ELECTROLYSIS CELLS;

BIOFILMS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HYDROGEN; METHANE; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS; WASTEWATER; WINE;

ELECTROLYSIS;

ACETIC ACID; HYDROGEN; METHANE; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

BIOENERGY; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; CELL ORGANELLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROKINESIS; FATTY ACID; GAS PRODUCTION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROGEN; INOCULATION; LABORATORY METHOD; METHANE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PH; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; VOLATILE SUBSTANCE; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; BIOENERGY; BIOFILM REACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROLYSIS; GAS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INOCULATION; LABORATORY; MICROBIAL ELECTROLYSIS CELL; NONHUMAN; PH; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RETENTION; WATER TEMPERATURE; WINE INDUSTRY;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOFILMS; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROLYSIS; HYDROGEN; INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY; METHANE; TIME FACTORS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WINE;

EID: 79952558400     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-011-3130-9     Document Type: Article

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