Development of reactor configurations for an electrofuels platform utilizing genetically modified iron oxidizing bacteria for the reduction of CO2 to biochemicals

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 245, Issue , 2017, Pages 21-27

  Guan, Jingyang ^a   Berlinger, Sarah A ^a   Li, Xiaozheng ^a   Chao, Zhongmou ^a   Sousa e Silva, Victor ^a   Banta, Scott ^a   West, Alan C ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans; Chemolithoautotroph; Electrofuel; Isobutyric acid

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CULTIVATION; CYTOLOGY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; IRON; PRODUCTIVITY;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; CHEMOLITHOAUTOTROPH; CHEMOLITHOAUTOTROPHIC; ELECTROFUEL; FERROUS IRON OXIDATION; IRON OXIDIZING BACTERIA; ISOBUTYRIC ACID; VOLUMETRIC PRODUCTIVITY;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

AMMONIA; CARBON DIOXIDE; CITRIC ACID; ELECTROFUEL; FERROUS ION; FUEL; ISOBUTYRIC ACID; PHOSPHATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; AIRLIFT REACTOR; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CELL DENSITY; CELL GROWTH; CONCENTRATION AT STEADY-STATE; CONTINUOUS PROCESS; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; IRON OXIDIZING BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION (CHEMISTRY); RENEWABLE ENERGY; STEADY STATE; ACTINOBACILLUS; BIOENERGY; BIOREACTOR; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; TRANSGENIC ORGANISM;

ACTINOBACILLUS; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOREACTORS; CARBON DIOXIDE; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; ORGANISMS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED;

EID: 85013149407     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: 18734863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2017.02.004     Document Type: Article

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