Enhanced electrode-reducing rate during the enrichment process in an air-cathode microbial fuel cell

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1087-1094

  Ishii, Shun'ichi ^a,b,d   Logan, Bruce E ^c   Sekiguchi, Yuji ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^b J CRAIG VENTER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^d JAPAN SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Current density; Electrode reducing rate; Microbial fuel cell

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTER; BACTERIAL COMMUNITY; BACTERIAL COMMUNITY ANALYSIS; BIOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; CARBON CLOTHS; CURRENT GENERATION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRODE-REDUCING RATE; FLUORESCENT IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; G PROTEIN; GEOBACTER SULFURREDUCENS; MAXIMUM CURRENT DENSITY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; MICROBIAL CELLS; MICROBIAL CONSORTIA; PHYLOTYPES; TIME-PERIODS;

BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; CATHODES; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRIC GENERATORS;

MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

ACETIC ACID;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; CATALYSIS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON; FUEL CELL; HYBRIDIZATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PROTEIN; SLUDGE;

AIR; AIR CATHODE MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BIOCATALYSIS; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; CALCULATION; CELL DENSITY; CELL GROWTH; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENRICHMENT CULTURE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GEOBACTER SULFURREDUCENS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; MICROELECTRODE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY;

ACETATES; BACTERIA; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; BIOTA; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODES; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MICROBIAL CONSORTIA; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SEWAGE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GEOBACTER; GEOBACTER SULFURREDUCENS;

EID: 84862869578     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-011-3844-8     Document Type: Article

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