Systematic screening of carbon-based anode materials for microbial fuel cells with Shewanella oneidensis MR-1

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 146, Issue , 2013, Pages 386-392

  Kipf, Elena ^a   Koch, Julia ^a   Geiger, Bettina ^a   Erben, Johannes ^a   Richter, Katrin ^b   Gescher, Johannes ^b   Zengerle, Roland ^a   Kerzenmacher, Sven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Activated carbon cloth; Aeration; Anode materials; Microbial fuel cells; Shewanella oneidensis

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; BACTERIA; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA; WATER AERATION;

ACTIVATED CARBON CLOTH; ANODE MATERIAL; DIRECT ELECTRON TRANSFER; HIGH SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA; MEDIATED ELECTRON TRANSFER; NANOPOROUS ACTIVATED CARBONS; SHEWANELLA ONEIDENSIS; SHEWANELLA ONEIDENSIS MR-1;

ANODES;

2 PROPANOL; ACTIVATED CARBON; GRAPHITE; LACTIC ACID; MULTI WALLED NANOTUBE; RIBOFLAVIN DERIVATIVE;

ACTIVATED CARBON; AERATION; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BACTERIUM; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ELECTRODE; FUEL CELL; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POROUS MEDIUM;

ADHERENT CELL; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CELL DENSITY; CELL SCREENING; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; GROWTH CURVE; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTROCHEMICAL MICROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHEWANELLA ONEIDENSIS; SURFACE PROPERTY;

SHEWANELLA ONEIDENSIS; SHEWANELLA ONEIDENSIS MR-1;

ACTIVATED CARBON CLOTH; AERATION; ANODE MATERIALS; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; SHEWANELLA ONEIDENSIS;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; CARBON; ELECTRODES; GRAPHITE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LAKES; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; OXYGEN; SHEWANELLA; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TIME FACTORS; WASTE WATER; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84882778651     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.07.076     Document Type: Article

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