Enhancing factors of electricity generation in a microbial fuel cell using Geobacter sulfurreducens

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1395-1400

  Kim, Mi Sun ^a,b   Cha, Jaehwan ^a   Kim, Dong Hoon ^a  

^a Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER)   (South Korea)

^b University of Science and Technology (UST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Coulombic efficiency; Electricity generation; Geobacter sulfurreducens; Immobilization; Microbial fuel cell; Substrate specificity

Indexed keywords

ACETATES; ANAEROBIOSIS; ARGON; BACTERIAL LOAD; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BUTYRATES; CARBON; CULTURE MEDIA; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODES; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; GEOBACTER; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALATES; PLATINUM; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; SUCCINIC ACID; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84930484179     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4014/jmb.1204.04010     Document Type: Article

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