PMID- 17120579
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20070116
LR  - 20190715
IS  - 0013-936X (Print)
IS  - 0013-936X (Linking)
VI  - 40
IP  - 20
DP  - 2006 Oct 15
TI  - Enrichment, performance, and microbial diversity of a thermophilic mediatorless 
      microbial fuel cell.
PG  - 6449-54
AB  - A thermophilic mediatorless microbial fuel cell (ML-MFC) was developed for 
      continuous electricity production while treating artificial wastewater 
      concurrently. A maximum power density of 1030 +/- 340 mW/m2 was generated 
      continuously at 55 degrees C with an anode retention time of 27 min (11 mL h(-1)) 
      and continuous pumping of air-saturated phosphate buffer into the cathode 
      compartment at the retention time of 0.7 min (450 mL h(-1)). Meanwhile, about 80% 
      of the electrons available from acetate oxidation were recovered as current. 
      Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) and direct 16S-rRNA gene analysis 
      revealed that the bacterial diversity in this ML-MFC system was lower than the 
      inoculum. Direct 16S rDNA analysis showed that the dominant bacteria representing 
      57.8% of total population in anode compartment was phylogenetically very closely 
      related to an uncultured clone, clone E4. Two sheets of graphite used as the 
      anode showed different dominant bacterial population. For the first time, it is 
      shown that thermophilic electrochemically active bacteria can be enriched to 
      concurrently generate electricity and treat artificial wastewater in a 
      thermophilic ML-MFC.
FAU - Jong, Bor Chyan
AU  - Jong BC
AD  - Bioelectrochemistry Laboratory, Water Environment & Remediation Research Center, 
      Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul 136-791, Korea.
FAU - Kim, Byung Hong
AU  - Kim BH
FAU - Chang, In Seop
AU  - Chang IS
FAU - Liew, Pauline Woan Ying
AU  - Liew PW
FAU - Choo, Yeng Fung
AU  - Choo YF
FAU - Kang, Gi Su
AU  - Kang GS
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PL  - United States
TA  - Environ Sci Technol
JT  - Environmental science & technology
JID - 0213155
RN  - 0 (RNA, Ribosomal, 16S)
RN  - 0 (Sewage)
SB  - IM
MH  - Bacteria/classification/genetics/*growth & development
MH  - Biodiversity
MH  - Bioelectric Energy Sources/*microbiology
MH  - Electricity
MH  - Electrodes
MH  - Hot Temperature
MH  - RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics
MH  - Sewage/microbiology
EDAT- 2006/11/24 09:00
MHDA- 2007/01/17 09:00
CRDT- 2006/11/24 09:00
PHST- 2006/11/24 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2007/01/17 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2006/11/24 09:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1021/es0613512 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Environ Sci Technol. 2006 Oct 15;40(20):6449-54. doi: 10.1021/es0613512.