Metabolic and practical considerations on microbial electrosynthesis

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 371-377

  Rabaey, Korneel ^a   Girguis, Peter ^b   Nielsen, Lars K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFUELS AND BIOCHEMICALS; ECONOMIC CHALLENGES; ELECTRICAL ENERGY; ELECTRICITY SOURCE; REDUCING POWER; RESPIRATORY PATHWAY;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

AEROBIC FERMENTATION; ANAEROBIC FERMENTATION; AUTOTROPHY; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; CARBON SOURCE; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; HETEROTROPHY; LAND USE; MICROBIAL ELECTROSYNTHESIS; MICROBIAL METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUNLIGHT;

BIOFUELS; BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS; CARBON; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEXFENFLURAMINE; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRONS; FERMENTATION; GLUCOSE; MICROBIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA;

EID: 79957982062     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: 18790429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2011.01.010     Document Type: Review

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