Enhanced start-up of anaerobic facultatively autotrophic biocathodes in bioelectrochemical systems

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 168, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 478-485

  Zaybak, Zehra ^a   Pisciotta, John M ^a,b   Tokash, Justin C ^a   Logan, Bruce E ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biocathode; Bioelectrochemical system; Biofuel; Electrofuel; Electrotroph

Indexed keywords

16S RRNA GENE CLONE LIBRARIES; BACTERIAL COMMUNITY ANALYSIS; BIO-ELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEMS; BIOCATHODES; BIOELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEMS (BESS); ELECTROFUEL; ELECTROTROPH; STANDARD HYDROGEN ELECTRODES;

BATCH CELL CULTURE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOFUELS; CATHODES; CLOSTRIDIUM; ELECTRONS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; RNA; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ACETIC ACID; ALCOHOL; BUTANOL; BUTYRIC ACID; FRESH WATER; GLUCOSE; PROPIONIC ACID; RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; AUTOTROPHY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CARBON SOURCE; CLOSTRIDIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; DESULFOTOMACULUM; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; ORGANISMS BY ELECTRON DONOR; PEATLAND; PH ELECTRODE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM CELERECRESCENS; CLOSTRIDIUM PROPIONICUM; CLOSTRIDIUM SP.; DESULFOTOMACULUM SP.; TISSIERELLA SP.; TRICHOCOCCUS PALUSTRIS;

BIOCATHODE; BIOELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEM; BIOFUEL; ELECTROFUEL; ELECTROTROPH;

ANAEROBIOSIS; AUTOTROPHIC PROCESSES; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; ELECTRODES; ELECTRONS; FRESH WATER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HYDROGEN; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

EID: 84888853961     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: 18734863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2013.10.001     Document Type: Article

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