On the importance of identifying, characterizing, and predicting fundamental phenomena towards microbial electrochemistry applications

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 27, Issue , 2014, Pages 107-114

  Torres, César Iván ^a,b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Arizona State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCHEMISTRY;

PROCESS CONFIGURATION; TECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS; TRANSPORT LIMITATIONS;

FORECASTING;

BIOENGINEERING; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CELL TYPE; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; IONIC STRENGTH; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MICROBIAL ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL; MICROBIAL ELECTROCHEMISTRY; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; MICROBIAL METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; REVIEW; TECHNOECONOMICAL ASSESSMENT;

BACTERIA; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION;

EID: 84892472629     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: 18790429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2013.12.008     Document Type: Review

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