Electricity generation from cattle dung using microbial fuel cell technology during anaerobic acidogenesis and the development of microbial populations

Waste Management

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1651-1658

  Zhao, Guang ^a   Ma, Fang ^a   Wei, Li ^a   Chua, Hong ^b   Chang, Chein Chi ^c   Zhang, Xiao Jun ^d  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c University of Marylandw Baltimore County   (United States)

^d Shanghai Jiao Tong University   (China)

Author keywords

Acidogenesis; Anaerobic digestion; Cattle dung; MFC; Microbial community

Indexed keywords

ACIDOGENESIS; ACTINOBACTERIA; ANOLYTES; ARCHAEA; BACTEROIDES; CATTLE DUNG; COULOMBIC EFFICIENCY; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; FIRMICUTES; FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGIES; HYDROGENOTROPHIC METHANOGENS; METHANOBACTERIUM; MFC; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; MICROBIAL POPULATIONS; OCHROBACTRUM; PCR-DGGE; PROTEOBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS LUTEOLA; VOLUMETRIC POWER DENSITY;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BACTERIA; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS;

ACETIC ACID; BIOGAS; BUTYRIC ACID; PROPIONIC ACID; RNA 16S; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ACETATE; BIOENERGY; CATTLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; FUEL CELL; METHANOGENESIS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTEROIDES; CATTLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHLOROFLEXI; CLOSTRIDIUM; ELECTRICITY; FIRMICUTES; GENE SEQUENCE; METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOGEN; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OCHROBACTRUM; OCHROBACTRUM PSEUDOGRIGNONENSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEOBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS LUTEOLA; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; VOLUMETRY;

ANIMALS; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOFILMS; BIOFUELS; BIOLOGICAL OXYGEN DEMAND ANALYSIS; CATTLE; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ELECTRICITY; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; FECES; MICROBIAL CONSORTIA;

ACTINOBACTERIA; BACTEROIDES; BOS; CHLOROFLEXI; CHLOROFLEXI (CLASS); CLOSTRIDIUM SP.; FIRMICUTES; METHANOBACTERIUM; OCHROBACTRUM; PROTEOBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS LUTEOLA;

EID: 84864506268     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: 18792456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2012.04.013     Document Type: Article

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