Electro-stimulated microbial factory for value added product synthesis

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 213, Issue , 2015, Pages 129-139

  Roy, Shantonu ^a   Schievano, Andrea ^b   Pant, Deepak ^c  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bioelectricity; Bioreactor design; Electron transport; Microbial factory; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOELECTRIC PHENOMENA; BIOREACTORS; BIOREMEDIATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULES; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIO-ELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEMS; BIOREACTOR DESIGN; CARBON DIOXIDE SEQUESTRATION; CHARGE DISSIPATION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; EXTERNAL ELECTRONS; SIMULTANEOUS PRODUCT RECOVERIES; VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS;

ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CYTOCHROME; METAL;

BIOREACTOR; BIOREMEDIATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CYTOCHROME; DESIGN; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; MEMBRANE; METABOLISM; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ACETOGENIC BACTERIUM; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIUM; BIOELECTROCHEMICAL REACTOR; BIOENGINEERING; BIOREACTOR; CARBON SOURCE; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; EXTRACELLULAR ELECTRON TRANSFER; MICROBIAL ELECTROSYNTHESIS; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; PRODUCT RECOVERY; RESPIRATORY CHAIN; REVIEW; SOLUBILITY; BIOENERGY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ELECTRICITY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

BACTERIA; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOREACTORS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT;

EID: 84962325618     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2016.03.052     Document Type: Review

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