Characterization of mixed-culture biofilms established in microbial fuel cells

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 46, Issue , 2012, Pages 531-537

  Yang, Suling ^a   Du, Fangzhou ^a   Liu, Hong ^a  

^a BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Characterization; Electricity; Electron transfer; Microbial fuel cell; Mixed culture biofilm

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BACTERIAL COMMUNITY; BIOFILM GROWTH; CLOSED CIRCUIT; CYCLIC VOLTAMMOGRAMS; ELECTRON TRANSFER; EXTRACELLULAR ELECTRON TRANSFER; GROWTH MEDIUM; ROD-SHAPED;

CELL CULTURE; CHARACTERIZATION; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; GLUCOSE; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; MONOLAYERS; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

BIOFILMS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FUEL CELL; GLUCOSE; MEMBRANE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84868501041     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2012.07.007     Document Type: Article

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