Development of exoelectrogenic bioanode and study on feasibility of hydrogen production using abiotic VITO-CoRE™ and VITO-CASE™ electrodes in a single chamber microbial electrolysis cell (MEC) at low current densities

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 195, Issue , 2015, Pages 131-138

  Pasupuleti, Suresh Babu ^a,b,c   Srikanth, Sandipam ^a   Venkata Mohan, S ^b   Pant, Deepak ^a  

^a FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^c ACADEMY OF SCIENTIFIC AND INNOVATIVE RESEARCH ACSIR   (India)

Author keywords

Abiotic cathode; High current producing bioanode; Selective enrichment; VITO CASE ; VITO CoRE

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CATHODES; COLD ROLLING; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; REGENERATIVE FUEL CELLS;

APPLIED POTENTIALS; BIOANODE; LOW CURRENT DENSITY; MAXIMUM CURRENT DENSITY; MEMBRANE-FREE; MICROBIAL ELECTROLYSIS CELLS; SELECTIVE ENRICHMENT; SINGLE CHAMBERS;

MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

CHEMICAL COMPOUND; EXOELECTROGENIC BIOANODE; HYDROGEN; SILVER; SILVER CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABIOTIC FACTOR; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRODE; ELECTROKINESIS; GAS PRODUCTION; GROWTH RATE; HYDROGEN; MEMBRANE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY;

ALUMINUM FOIL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BIOCATALYST; BIOFILM; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CHAMBER MICROBIAL ELECTROLYSIS CELL; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CURRENT DENSITY; CYCLIC POTENTIOMETRY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRODE; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GLASS BOTTLE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE AREA; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; BIOENERGY; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRON; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTRONS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HYDROGEN;

EID: 84939451803     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2015.06.145     Document Type: Article

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