Electrochemically active biofilms: Facts and fiction. A review

Biofouling

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 789-812

  Babauta, Jerome ^a   Renslow, Ryan ^a   Lewandowski, Zbigniew ^b   Beyenal, Haluk ^a  

^a Washington State University   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

anode; anode respiring biofilms; bioelectrochemical systems; cathode; electroactive biofilms; electrochemically active biofilms; electron transfer; microbial electrolysis cell; microbial fuel cell

Indexed keywords

BIOFILM; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; ELECTRODE; ELECTROKINESIS; ELECTRON; ENERGY CONSERVATION; FUEL CELL; ION EXCHANGE; LITERATURE REVIEW;

BIOENERGY; BIOFILM; CHEMICAL MODEL; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; REVIEW;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOFILMS; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; MODELS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84865578232     PISSN: 08927014     EISSN: 10292454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2012.710324     Document Type: Review

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