Stimulating sediment bioremediation with benthic microbial fuel cells

Biotechnology Advances

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-12

  Li, Wen Wei ^a   Yu, Han Qing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Benthic microbial fuel cells (BMFC); Bioremediation; Photosynthetic microorganisms; Sediment; Self sustained; Stimulation

Indexed keywords

BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; FUEL CELLS; GAS FUEL PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROORGANISMS; POLLUTION; REMEDIATION; SEDIMENTS;

BENTHIC MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS (BMFC); CONTAMINATED SEDIMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL BENIGNITY; PHOTOSYNTHETIC MICROORGANISMS; REMEDIATION TECHNOLOGIES; SELF-SUSTAINED; STIMULATION; SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY;

MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

BIOFUEL; BIOREMEDIATION; CLEANUP; ELECTRODE; ELECTROKINESIS; FUEL CELL; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

BIOENERGY; BIOREMEDIATION; ELECTRODE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; MICROBIOLOGY; SEDIMENT;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; ELECTRODES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS;

EID: 84922863309     PISSN: 07349750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2014.12.011     Document Type: Review

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