Forming microbial anodes under delayed polarisation modifies the electron transfer network and decreases the polarisation time required

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 114, Issue , 2012, Pages 334-341

  Pocaznoi, Diana ^a   Erable, Benjamin ^a   Etcheverry, Luc ^a   Delia, Marie Line ^a   Bergel, Alain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Bioanodes; Electrochemically active biofilm; Electron transfer; Microbial anodes; Microbial fuel cell (MFC)

Indexed keywords

BIOANODES; CARBON-CLOTH ELECTRODES; ELECTRON TRANSFER; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; EXTRACELLULAR; EXTRACELLULAR ELECTRON TRANSFER; HETEROGENEOUS STRUCTURES; LEACHATES; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL (MFC); OPEN CIRCUITS; REDOX SYSTEMS; UNIFORM STRUCTURE;

ANODES; BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; COMPOSTING; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; REDOX REACTIONS;

POLARIZATION;

BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; CARBON; COMPOST; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON; FUEL CELL; GROWTH RATE; HETEROGENEITY; LEACHATE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; POLARIZATION;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; ELECTRODES; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENERGY TRANSFER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84860490996     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.03.042     Document Type: Article

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