Thermodynamic control on terminal electron transfer and methanogenesis

ACS Symposium Series

Volumn 1071, Issue , 2011, Pages 65-83

  Blodau, Christian ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FREE ENERGY; INVERSE PROBLEMS; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

ACETATE CONCENTRATIONS; ANOXIC ENVIRONMENT; DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON; MICROBIAL PHYSIOLOGY; TERMINAL ELECTRON ACCEPTING PROCESS; THERMODYNAMIC CONDITIONS; THERMODYNAMIC CONTROL; THERMODYNAMIC DRIVING FORCES;

THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84882382291     PISSN: 00976156     EISSN: 19475918     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1021/bk-2011-1071.ch004     Document Type: Conference Paper

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