Enhancement of bioelectricity generation by manipulation of the electron shuttles synthesis pathway in microbial fuel cells

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 152, Issue , 2014, Pages 220-224

  Yong, Xiao Yu ^a   Shi, Dong Yan ^a   Chen, Yi Lu ^a   Jiao, Feng ^a   Lin, Xu ^a   Zhou, Jun ^a   Wang, Shu Ya ^a   Yong, Yang Chun ^b   Sun, Yong Ming ^c   OuYang, Ping Kai ^a   Zheng, Tao ^a  

^a NANJING TECH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JIANGSU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF ENERGY CONVERSION   (China)

Author keywords

Electron shuttles; Microbial fuel cells; PhzM; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Pyocyanin (PYO)

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; EFFICIENCY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY;

ELECTRON SHUTTLE; EXTRACELLULAR ELECTRON TRANSFER; MAXIMUM POWER DENSITY; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS (MFCS); OVEREXPRESSION STRAIN; PHZM; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PYOCYANIN;

MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

PYOCYANINE;

BACTERIUM; BIOENERGY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON; FUEL CELL; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; WASTE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOENERGY; CELL DENSITY; CELL MANIPULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; NONHUMAN; PHZM GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

ELECTRON SHUTTLES; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; PHZM; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PYOCYANIN (PYO);

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ELECTRONS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PYOCYANINE;

EID: 84888788207     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.10.086     Document Type: Article

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