Bringing High-Rate, CO2-Based Microbial Electrosynthesis Closer to Practical Implementation through Improved Electrode Design and Operating Conditions

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 1982-1989

  Jourdin, Ludovic ^a,b   Freguia, Stefano ^a   Flexer, Victoria ^a,c   Keller, Jurg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Centro de Investigaciones y Transferencia Jujuy Conicet   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; BIOGAS; ELECTRODES; GLASSY CARBON; MASS TRANSFER;

BIOFILM FORMATION; CARBON DIOXIDE SOURCES; CATHODE POTENTIAL; METHANOGENIC ACTIVITY; OPERATING CONDITION; PERFORMANCE LEVEL; RETICULATED VITREOUS CARBON ELECTRODES; TOTAL SURFACE AREA;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ACETIC ACID; BIOGAS; CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDROGEN; MULTI WALLED NANOTUBE; PROTON; VOLATILE FATTY ACID; ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CARBON;

ACETATE; BIOFILM; BIOGAS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CATALYSIS; DESIGN; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON; INHIBITOR; OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY; OPTIMIZATION; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE;

ARTICLE; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRODE; MICROBIAL ELECTROSYNTHESIS; POROSITY; REACTOR DESIGN; SURFACE AREA; SYNTHESIS; BIOFILM; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; DEVICES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; METABOLISM; PH; PROCEDURES;

ACETATES; BIOFILMS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; ELECTRODES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION;

EID: 84958281101     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b04431     Document Type: Article

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