Carbon dioxide reduction by mixed and pure cultures in microbial electrosynthesis using an assembly of graphite felt and stainless steel as a cathode

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 195, Issue , 2015, Pages 14-24

  Bajracharya, Suman ^a,b   Ter Heijne, Annemiek ^b   Dominguez Benetton, Xochitl ^a   Vanbroekhoven, Karolien ^a   Buisman, Cees J N ^b   Strik, David P B T B ^b   Pant, Deepak ^a  

^a FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biocathode; Bioproduction; CO2 reduction; Hydrogen evolution; Microbial electrosynthesis

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CATHODES; ELECTRODES; FELT; GRAPHITE; METHANE; POLLUTION CONTROL; SILVER; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

BIO-PRODUCTION; BIOCATHODES; CARBON DIOXIDE REDUCTION; CLOSTRIDIUM LJUNGDAHLII; EMERGING APPLICATIONS; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION; MICROBIAL ELECTROSYNTHESIS; PRODUCT DEGRADATION;

STAINLESS STEEL;

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BICARBONATE; CARBON DIOXIDE; GRAPHITE; HYDROGEN; STAINLESS STEEL;

AUTOTROPHY; BIOENERGY; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; CATALYSIS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CHEMISTRY; CLOSTRIDIUM; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRODE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PROCEDURES;

ACETATES; AUTOTROPHIC PROCESSES; BICARBONATES; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CATALYSIS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CLOSTRIDIUM; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; ELECTRODES; GRAPHITE; HYDROGEN; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; STAINLESS STEEL;

EID: 84945453220     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2015.05.081     Document Type: Article

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