Increase of riboflavin biosynthesis underlies enhancement of extracellular electron transfer of Shewanella in alkaline microbial fuel cells

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 130, Issue , 2013, Pages 763-768

  Yong, Yang Chun ^a   Cai, Zhao ^b   Yu, Yang Yang ^b   Chen, Peng ^b   Jiang, Rongrong ^b   Cao, Bin ^c,d   Sun, Jian Zhong ^a   Wang, Jing Yuan ^c   Song, Hao ^b,d,e  

^a JIANGSU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Nanyang Technological University   (Singapore)

^c NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^d NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^e TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Extracellular electron transfer; Microbial fuel cells; PH; Riboflavin; Shewanella

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; PH;

ALKALINE CONDITIONS; ALKALINE PH; ELECTRICITY OUTPUT; ELECTROCHEMICAL ACTIVITIES; EXTRACELLULAR ELECTRON TRANSFER; GOOD CORRELATIONS; MOLECULAR MECHANISM; POWER OUT PUT; RIBOFLAVIN; RIBOFLAVIN BIOSYNTHESIS; SHEWANELLA; SHEWANELLA ONEIDENSIS MR-1;

ALKALINITY;

RIBOFLAVIN;

BACTERIUM; BIOFUEL; CORRELATION; ELECTROKINESIS; ELECTROLYTE; ELECTRON; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PH;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CYCLIC POTENTIOMETRY; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEWANELLA ONEIDENSIS;

EID: 84872779342     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.11.145     Document Type: Article

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