Oxalate degradation in a bioelectrochemical system: Reactor performance and microbial community characterization

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 143, Issue , 2013, Pages 147-153

  Bonmati A ^a   Sotres, A ^a   Mu, Y ^b,c   Rozendal, R ^b,d   Rabaey, K ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^d Paques BV   (Netherlands)

^e GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bioelectrochemical system; Microbial fuel cell; Oxalate degradation; PCR DGGE; QPCR

Indexed keywords

METHANE; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; OXALIC ACID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BIO-ELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEMS; CONTINUOUS REACTORS; COULOMBIC EFFICIENCY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY CHARACTERIZATIONS; PCR-DGGE; QPCR; REACTOR PERFORMANCE;

MICROORGANISMS;

CAUSTIC AGENT; METHANE; OXALIC ACID;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; OXALATE; PH; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT;

ARTICLE; BACTEROIDETES; BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; BIOELECTROCHEMICAL DEGRADATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FIRMICUTES; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; METHANOMICROBIACEAE; METHANOSAETACEAE; METHANOSARCINACEAE; MOLLICUTES; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

BACTEROIDETES; FIRMICUTES; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; METHANOMICROBIACEAE; METHANOSAETACEAE; MOLLICUTES;

EID: 84879475460     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.05.116     Document Type: Article

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