Microbial fuel cell based biosensor for in situ monitoring of anaerobic digestion process

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 102, Issue 22, 2011, Pages 10221-10229

  Liu, Zhidan ^a,b,c   Liu, Jing ^a   Zhang, Songping ^b   Xing, Xin Hui ^c   Su, Zhiguo ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b INSTITUTE OF PROCESS ENGINEERING   (China)

^c TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Biogas; Electroactive biofilm; Microbial biosensor; Microbial fuel cell (MFC)

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION PROCESS; BIOPROCESSES; CELL-BASED BIOSENSOR; CONTINUOUS OPERATION; DYNAMIC VARIATIONS; ELECTROACTIVE; EXTERNAL DISTURBANCES; FERMENTATION BROTHS; FIXED-BED; FLOWTHROUGH; GOOD CORRELATIONS; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; IN-SITU MONITORING; MICROBIAL BIOSENSOR; MONITORING AND CONTROL; OFF-LINE ANALYSIS; ON-LINE MEASUREMENT; PROCESS CONFIGURATION; RE-CIRCULATION LOOPS; REAL TIME;

BIOFILMS; BIOGAS; BIOSENSORS; FLOW RATE; FUEL CELLS; GAS FUEL ANALYSIS; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; MONITORING;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

BIOGAS;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOFILM; BIOGAS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; FERMENTATION; FUEL CELL; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROORGANISM; MONITORING SYSTEM; PH; REAL TIME; RETENTION; SENSOR;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BIOPROCESS; BIOSENSOR; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FERMENTATION; FLOW RATE; GAS FLOW; IN SITU MONITORING; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; MONITORING; NONHUMAN; ONLINE MONITORING; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; UPFLOW REACTOR;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOLOGICAL OXYGEN DEMAND ANALYSIS; BIOREACTORS; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; HYDROLYSIS; ONLINE SYSTEMS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 80054842480     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.08.053     Document Type: Article

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