Catalytic response of microbial biofilms grown under fixed anode potentials depends on electrochemical cell configuration

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 230, Issue , 2013, Pages 532-536

  Kumar, Amit ^a,b   Siggins, Alma ^a   Katuri, Krishna ^a   Mahony, Therese ^a   O'Flaherty, Vincent ^a   Lens, Piet ^b   Leech, Dónal ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Applied anode potential; Bioelectrochemical reactor configuration; Bioelectrochemistry; Bioenergy; Fuel cell; Microbial biofilm

Indexed keywords

ANODE POTENTIAL; BIO-ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTORS; BIO-ENERGY; BIOELECTROCHEMISTRY; MICROBIAL BIOFILM;

BIOCHEMISTRY; ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FUEL CELLS; GRAPHITE ELECTRODES;

BIOFILMS;

EID: 84880930412     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2013.06.044     Document Type: Article

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