Algal biocathode for in situ terminal electron acceptor (TEA) production: Synergetic association of bacteria-microalgae metabolism for the functioning of biofuel cell

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 166, Issue , 2014, Pages 566-574

  Venkata Mohan, S ^a   Srikanth, S ^a   Chiranjeevi, P ^a   Arora, Somya ^a   Chandra, Rashmi ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Bioelectrochemical system (BES); Microbial fuel cell; Oxygenic photosynthesis; Seasonal variation

Indexed keywords

CATHODES; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; MICROORGANISMS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

BACTERIAL FERMENTATIONS; BIOELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEMS (BES); CATALYTIC CURRENT; OXYGENIC PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOSYNTHETIC ACTIVITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; TERMINAL ELECTRON ACCEPTORS; TREATMENT EFFICIENCY;

ALGAE;

BIOFUEL; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; RIBULOSEBISPHOSPHATE CARBOXYLASE; SILVER CHLORIDE;

BIOFUEL; CATALYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FERMENTATION; GROWTH RATE; METABOLISM; MICROALGA; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BIOMASS; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHLOROPHYLL CONTENT; ELECTRON; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LIGHT INTENSITY; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENEWABLE ENERGY; SPRING; SUMMER; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; BIOENERGY; ELECTRODE; ENERGY CONSERVATION; FERMENTATION; METABOLISM; MICROALGA; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PROCEDURES; SEASON;

BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; ELECTRODES; FERMENTATION; MICROALGAE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RIBULOSE-BISPHOSPHATE CARBOXYLASE; SEASONS;

EID: 84903976049     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.05.081     Document Type: Article

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