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MFC: Methodology and Technology (back to top)

Logan, B. E., B. Hamelers, R. Rozendal, U. Schröder, J. Keller, S. Freguia, P. Aelterman, W. Verstraete, and K. Rabaey. 2006. Microbial fuel cells: Methodology and technology. Environ. Sci. Technol. 40:5181-5192.

Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University (USA) - The Center for Environmental Biotechnology (CEB) (back to top)

Lee, H.S., P. Parameswaran, A. K. Marcus, C.I. Torres and B.E. Rittmann. 2008. Evaluation of energy-conversion efficiencies in microbial fuel cells (MFCs) utilizing fermentable and non-fermentable substrates. Water Res. DOI:10.1016/j.watres.2007.10.036

Torres, C.I., A. K. Marcus and B.E. Rittmann. 2008. Proton transport inside the biofilm limits electrical current generation by anode-respiring bacteria. Biotechnol. Bioeng. DOI: 10.1002/bit.21821

Marcus, A. K., C.I. Torres, and B.E. Rittmann. 2007. Conduction based modeling of the biofilm anode of a microbial fuel cell. Biotechnol. Bioeng. 98:1171-1182. (See also: Article in Nature Reviews Microbiology 6, 173 (March 2008) | doi:10.1038/nrmicro1863 by Susan Jones Supercharged: the biofilm anode)

Torres, C.I., A. K. Marcus, and B.E. Rittmann. 2007. Kinetics of Consumption of Fermentation Products by Anode-Respiring Bacteria. Appl. Microbiol. Biot. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 77: 689-697.

Rittmann, B. E.  M. Hausner, F. Löffler, N. G. Love, G. Muyzer, S. Okabe, D. B. Oerther, J. Peccia, L. Raskin, and M. Wagner (2006). A vista for microbial ecology and environmental biotechnology. Environ. Sci. Technol. 40:1096-1103.

Rittmann, B. E. 2006. Microbial ecology to manage processes in environmental biotechnology. Trends in Biotechnology.  24:261-268.

Cornell University - Ithaca, NY (USA) - The Angenent Lab (go back to top)

Fornero, J.J., Rosenbaum, M., Cotta, M.A., Angenent, L.T., 2008. Microbial fuel cell performance with a pressurized cathode chamber. Environ. Sci. Technol. In press.

He Z., Shao H. and Angenent L. T.. 2007. Increased power production from a sediment microbial fuel cell with a rotating cathode.  Biosensors and Bioelectronics 22 (12):  3252-3255.

He, Z. and L. T. Angenent. 2006. Application of Bacterial Biocathodes in Microbial Fuel Cells. Electroanalysis 18:2009-2015.

He, Z., N. Wagner,  S. D. Minteer and  L.T. Angenent. 2006. The upflow microbial fuel cell with an interior cathode: assessment of the internal resistance by impedance spectroscopy Environ. Sci. Technol. 40:5212-5217.

He, Z., S. D. Minteer, and L. T. Angenent. 2005. Electricity generation from artificial wastewater using an upflow microbial fuel cell. Environ. Sci. Technol. 39:5262-5267.

Angenent, L. T., K. Karim, M. H. Al-Dahhan, B. A. Wrenn, and R. Domiguez-Espinosa. 2004. Production of bioenergy and biochemicals from industrial and agricultural wastewater. Trends Biotechnol. 22:477-485. 

Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST, Korea) - The Energy and Biotechnology Laboratory (EBL) (back to top)

Chae K. J., M. choi, F. F. Ajayi, W. Park, I. S. Chang and I. S Kim (2008) Mass Transport though a Proton Exchange Membrane (Nafion) in Microbial Fuel Cells. Energy & Fuels, 22, 169-176.

Ha P. T., B. Tae and I. S. Chang (2008) Performance and Bacterial Consortium of Microbial Fuel Cell Fed with formate. Energy & Fuels, 22, 164-168.

Kim B.H., I. S. Chang and G. M. Gadd (2007) Challenges in microbial fuel cell development and operation. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 76, 485-494

Bretschger O., A. Ovraztsova, C. A. Sturm, I. S. Chang, Y. A. Gorby, S. B. Reed, D. E. Culley, C. L. Reardon, S. Barua, M. F. Romine, J. Zhou, A. S. Beliaev, R. Bouhenni, D. Saffarini, F. Mansfeld, B. H. Kim, J. K. Fredrickson, and K. H. Nealson (2007) Current production and metal oxide reduction by Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 wild type and mutants. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 73(21), 7003-7012

Kim B. H., I. S. Chang and H. Moon (2006) Microbial fuel cell type biochemical oxygen demand sensor In Encyclopedia of sensors vol. 6, Eds. Grimes C. A., Dickey E. C., Pishko M. V., American Scientific Publishers, California.

Choo Y. F., J. Lee, I. S. Chang and B. H. Kim (2006) Bacterial communities in microbial fuel cells enriched with high concentrations of glucose and glutamate. J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 16, 1481-1484.

Jong B. C., B. H. Kim, I. S. Chang, P. W. Y. Liew, Y. F. Choo and G. S. Kang (2006) Enrichment, performance and microbial diversity of a thermophilic mediator-less microbial fuel cell. Env. Sci. Technol. 40, 6449-6454.

Jang J. K., I. S. Chang, H. Moon, K. H. Kang and B. H. Kim (2006) Nitrilotriacetic acid degradation under microbial fuel cell environment. Biotechnol. Bioeng. 95, 772-774.

Gorby Y. A., S. Yanina, J. S. McLean, K. M. Rosso, D. Moyles,  A. Dohnalkova, T. J. Beveridge, I. S. Chang, B. H. Kim, K. S. Kim, D. E. Culley, S. B. Reed, M. F. Romine, D. A. Saffarini, E. A. Hill, L. Shi, D. A. Elias, D. W. Kennedy, G. Pinchuk, K. Watanabe, S. Ishii, B. Logan, K. H. Nealson, and J. K. Fredrickson (2006) Electrically conductive bacterial nanowires produced by Shewanella oneidensis strain MR-1 and other microorganisms. PNAS 103, 11358-11363.

Chang I. S., H. Moon, O. Bretschger, J. K. Jang, H. I. Park, Nealson K. H. and B. H. Kim (2006) Electrochemically active bacteria (EAB) and mediator-less microbial fuel cells. J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 16, 163-177.

Moon H., I. S. Chang and B. H. Kim (2006) Continuous electricity production from wastewater using mediator-less microbial fuel cell. Bioresource Tech. 97, 621-627.

Moon H., I. S. Chang, K. H. Kang, J. K. Jang and B. H. Kim (2005) Residence time distribution in microbial fuel cell and its influence on COD removal with electricity production. Biochem. Eng. J. 27, 59-65.

Kim G. T., M. S. Hyun, I. S. Chang, H. J. Kim, H. S. Park, B. H. Kim, S. D. Kim, J. W. T. Wimpenny and A. J. Weightman (2005) Dissimilatory Fe(III) reduction by electrochemically active lactic acid bacterium phylogenetically related to Enterococcus gallinarum isolated from submerged soil. J. Appl. Microbiol. 99, 978-987.

Pham T. H., J. K. Jang, H. Moon I. S. Chang, B. H. Kim (2005) Improved performance of a microbial fuel cell using a membrane-electrode assembly. J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 15, 438-441.  

Moon H., I. S. Chang, J. K. Jang, K. S. Kim, J. Lee, R. W. Lovitt and B. H. Kim (2005) On-line monitoring of low biochemical oxygen demand through continuous operation of a mediator-less microbial fuel cell. J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 15, 192-196.

Chang I. S., H. Moon, J. K. Jang and B. H. Kim (2005) Improvement of microbial fuel cell performance as a BOD sensor using respiratory inhibitors. Biosens. Bioelectron. 20, 1856-1859.

Moon H., I. S. Chang, K. H. Kang, J. K. Jang and B. H. Kim (2004) Improving dynamic response of a mediator-less microbial fuel cell as biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) sensor. Biotechnol. Lett. 26, 1717-1721

Back J. H., M. S. Kim, H. Cho, I. S. Chang, J. Lee, K. S. Kim, B. H. Kim, Y. I. Park and Y. S. Han (2004) Construction of bacterial artificial chromosome library from electrochemical microorganisms. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 238, 65-70.

Pham T. H., J. K. Jang, I. S. Chang and B. H. Kim (2004) Improvement of cathode reaction of a mediatorless microbial fuel cell. J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 14, 324-329.

Jang J. K., T. H., Pham, I. S. Chang, K. H. Kang, H. Moon, K. S. Cho and B. H. Kim (2004) Construction and operation of a novel mediator- and membrane-less microbial fuel cell. Process Biochem. 39, 1007-1012.

Phung N. T., J. Lee, K. H. Kang, I. S. Chang, G. M. Gadd and B. H. Kim (2004) Analysis of microbial diversity in oligotrophic microbial fuel cell using 16S rDNA analyses. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 233, 77-82.

Kim B. H., H. S. Park, H. J. Kim, G. T. Kim, I. S. Chang, J. Lee and N. T. Phung (2004). Enrichment of microbial community generating electricity using a fuel cell type electrochemical cell. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 63, 672-681.

Kang K. H., J. K. Jang, J. Y. Lee, H. Moon, I. S. Chang, J. M. Kim and B. H. Kim (2004) A low BOD sensor using a microbial fuel cell. J. of KSEE, 26, 58-63.

Chang I. S., J. K. Jang, G. C. Gil, M. Kim, H. J. Kim, B. W. Cho and B. H. Kim (2004) Continuous determination of biochemical oxygen demand sensor using a microbial fuel cell type biosensor. Biosens. Bioelectron. 19, 607-613.

Kang K. H., J. K. Jang, T. H. Pham, H. Moon, I. S. Chang and B. H. Kim (2003). A microbial fuel cell with improved cathode reaction as a low biological oxygen demand sensor. Biotechnol. Lett. 25, 1357-1361.

Lee J., N. T. Phung, I. S. Chang, B. H. Kim and H. C. Sung (2003). Use of acetate for enrichment of electrochemically active microbes and their 16S rDNA analyses. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 223, 185-191.

Cuong P. A., S. J. Jung, N. T. Phung, J, Lee, I. S. Chang, B. H. Kim, H, Yi and J. Chun (2003). A novel electrochemically active and Fe(III)-reducing bacterium phylogenetically related to Aeromonas hydrophila, isolated from a microbial fuel cell. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 223, 129-134.

Kim B. H., I. S. Chang, G. C. Gil, H. S. Park and H. J. Kim (2003) Novel BOD (biological oxygen demand) sensor using mediator-less microbial fuel cell. Biotechnol. Lett. 25, 541-545

Gil G. C., I. S. Chang, B. H. Kim, M. Kim, J. K. Jang, H. S. Park and H. J. Kim (2003) Operating parameters affecting the performance of a mediator-less microbial fuel cell. Biosens. Bioelectron. 18, 327-334.

Kim H. J., H. S. Park, M. S. Hyun, I. S. Chang, M. Kim and B. H. Kim (2002). A mediator-less microbial fuel cell using a metal reducing bacterium, Shewanella putrefaciens. Enzyme Microb. Technol. 30, 145-152.

Park H. S., B. H. Kim, H. S. Kim, H. J. Kim, G. T. Kim, M. Kim, I. S. Chang, Y. K. Park and H. I. Chang (2001). A novel electrochemically active and Fe(III) reducing bacterium phylogenetically related to Clostridium butyricum isolated from a microbial fuel cell. Anaerobe 7, 297-306.

Hyun M. S., B. H. Kim, I. S. Chang, H. S. Park, H. J. Kim, G. T. Kim, M. A. Kim and D. H. Park (1999). Isolation and identification of an anaerobic dissimilatory Fe(III)-reducing bacterium, Shewanella putrefaciens IR-1. J. Microbiol. 37, 206-212.

Kim, H. J., M. S. Hyun and I. S. Chang and B. H. Kim (1999) A fuel cell type lactate biosensor using a metal reducing bacterium, Shewanella putrefaciens, J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 9, 365-367.

Kim B. H., I. S. Chang, H. J. Kim and D. H. Park (1999) “Mediator-less biofuel cell” Korean Patent Number: 224381, US Patent Number: 5,976,719, Japan Patent Number: 3022431

Ghent University (Belgium) - Laboratory Microbial Ecology & Technology (LabMET) (back to top)

De Schamphelaire, L., Rabaey, K., Boeckx, P., Boon, N. and Verstraete, W. 2008. Outlook for benefits of sediment microbial fuel cells with two bio-electrodes. Microb. Biotechnol. 1: 446–462.

Pham, H.T., Boon, N., Aelterman, P., Clauwaert, P., De Schamphelaire, L., van Oostveldt, P., Verbeken, K., Rabaey, K. and Verstraete, W. 2008. High shear enrichment improves the performance of the anodophilic microbial consortium in a microbial fuel cell. Microb. Biotechnol. 1: 487–496.

Aelterman, P., M. Versichele, M. Marzorati, N. Boon, and W. Verstraete. 2008. Loading rate and external resistance control the electricity generation of microbial fuel cells with different three-dimensional anodes. Bioresour. Technol. 99:8895-8902

Clauwaert, P., van der Ha, D. & Verstraete, W. 2008. Energy recovery from energy rich vegetable products with microbial fuel cells. Biotechnol. lett. DOI 10.1007/s10529-008-9778-2

Clauwaert, P., Aelterman, P., Pham, H.T., De Schamphelaire, L., Carballa, M., Rabaey, K. & Verstraete, W. 2008. Minimizing losses in bio-electrochemical systems: the road to applications. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 79:901-913

Clauwaert, P., Tolêdo, R., van der Ha, D., Crab, R., Hu, H., Udert, K. M., Rabaey, K. & Verstraete, W. 2008. Combining biocatalyzed electrolysis with anaerobic digestion. Wat. Sci. & Tech. 57:575–579

De Schamphelaire, L., Van Den Bossche, L., Dang, H.S., Höfte, M., Boon, N., Rabaey, K. and Verstraete, W. 2008. Microbial Fuel Cells Generating Electricity from Rhizodeposits of Rice Plants. Environ. Sci. & Technol. 42: 3053-3058. (supp. data)

Aelterman, P., S. Freguia, J. Keller, W. Verstraete, and K. Rabaey. 2008. The anode potential regulates bacterial activity in microbial fuel cells. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 78:409–418.

De Schamphelaire, L., K. Rabaey, N. Boon, P. Boeckx and W. Verstraete. 2007. Minireview: The potential of enhanced manganese redox cycling for sediment oxidation. Geomicrobiol. J. 24: 547-558.

Pham, H. T., N. Boon, P. Aelterman, P. Clauwaert, L. De Schamphelaire, L. Vanhaecke, K. De Maeyer, M. Höfte, W. Verstraete, and K. Rabaey. 2008. Metabolites produced by Pseudomonas sp. enable a Gram-positive bacterium to achieve extracellular electron transfer. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 77:1119–1129.

Clauwaert, P., D. Van der Ha, N. Boon, K. Verbeken, M. Verhaege, K. Rabaey and W. Verstraete. 2007. Open air biocathode enables
effective electricity generation with microbial fuel cells.
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nviron. Sci. Technol., 41:7564-7569 (supp. data)

Clauwaert, P., K. Rabaey, P. Aelterman, L.D. Schamphelaire, T.H. Pham, P. Boeckx, N. Boon, and W. Verstraete. 2007. Biological denitrification in microbial fuel cells.  Environ. Sci. Technol., 41:3354-3360 (supp. data)

Aelterman, P., K. Rabaey, P. Clauwaert, and W. Verstraete. 2006. Microbial fuel cells for wastewater treatment. Water Sci. Technol. 54:9-15.

Rabaey, K., K. Van de Sompel, L. Maignien, N. Boon, P. Aelterman, P. Clauwaert, L. De Schamphelaire, H. T. Pham, J. Vermeulen, M. Verhaege, P. Lens, and W. Verstraete. 2006. Microbial fuel cells for sulfide removal. Environ. Sci. Technol. 40:5218-5224.

Pham, T. H., K. Rabaey, P. Aelterman, P. Clauwaert, L. De Schamphelaire, N. Boon, and W. Verstraete. 2006. Microbial fuel cells in relation to conventional anaerobic digestion technology. Engineering in Life Sciences 6:285-292.

Aelterman, P., Rabaey, K., Pham, T.H., Boon, N. and W. Verstraete. 2006. Continuous electricity generation at high voltages and currents using stacked microbial fuel cells. Environ. Sci. Technol.40(10):3388-3394

Rabaey, K., Clauwaert, P., Aelterman, P. and W. Verstraete. 2005. Tubular microbial fuel cells for efficient energy generation. Environ. Sci. Technol. 39(20): 8077 -8082

Rabaey, K., and W. Verstraete. 2005. Microbial fuel cells: novel biotechnology for energy generation. Trends in Biotechnology 23: 291-298

Rabaey, K., N. Boon, M. Höfte, and W. Verstraete. 2005. Microbial phenazine production enhances electron transfer in biofuel cells. Environ. Sci. Technol. 39: 3401-3408 (ES&T press coverage) (Frontiers in Ecology)

Rabaey, K., W. Ossieur, M. Verhaege, and W. Verstraete. 2005. Continuous microbial fuel cells convert carbohydrates to electricity. Water Science and Technology. 52(1-2): 515–523

Rabaey, K., G. Lissens, and W. Verstraete. 2005. Microbial fuel cells: performances and perspectives. In P. N. Lens, P. Westermann, M. Haberbauer, and A. Moreno (ed.), Biofuels for fuel cells: biomass fermentation towards usage in fuel cells.

Rabaey, K., N. Boon, S. D. Siciliano, M. Verhaege, and W. Verstraete. 2004. Biofuel cells select for microbial consortia that self-mediate electron transfer. Appl. Environ. Microb. 70:5373-5382. (The Alchemist)

Rabaey, K., G. Lissens, S. D. Siciliano, and W. Verstraete. 2003. A microbial fuel cell capable of converting glucose to electricity at high rate and efficiency. Biotechnol. Lett. 25:1531-1535. (CEP Press)

Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) (China) - School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering (back to top)

You, S., Q. Zhao, J. Zhang, H. Liu, J. Jiang, and S. Zhao. 2007. Increased sustainable electricity generation in up-flow air-cathode microbial fuel cells (Short Communication). Biosens. Bioelectron. In press.

You, S., Q. Zhao, J. Zhang, J. Jiang, C. Wan, M. Du, and S. Zhao. 2007. A graphite-granule membrane-less tubular air-cathode microbial fuel cell for power generation under continuously operational conditions (Short Communication). J. Power Sources, 173:172-177.

You, S., Q. Zhao, J. Jiang, J. Zhang and S. Zhao. 2006. A microbial fuel cell using permanganate as a cathodic electron acceptor (Short Communication). J. Power Sources 162:1409-1415.

You, S., Q. Zhao, J. Jiang, J. Zhang and S. Zhao. 2006. Sustainable approach for leachate treatment: Electricity generation in microbial fuel cell. J. Environ. Sci. Health (A) 41:2721-2734.

Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT-lab) (China) - State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment (SKLUWRE) (back to top)

Wang X., Y. Feng, E. Wang, and C. Li. 2008. Electricity generation using nickel foam solely as biocathodic material in a two chambered microbial fuel cell (Abstract). J. Biotechnol., 136, S662.

Wang, X., Y. Feng, N. Ren, H. Wang, H. Lee, N. Li and Q. Zhao. 2008. Accelerated start-up of two-chambered microbial fuel cells:Effect of anodic positive poised potential. Electrochimica  Acta, in press, doi:10.1016/j.electacta.2008.07.085

Feng, Y., X. Wang, B. E. Logan, and H. Lee. 2008. Brewery wastewater treatment using air-cathode microbial fuel cells. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 78: 873-880.

Wang, X., Y. J. Feng, and H. Lee. 2008. Electricity production from beer brewery wastewater using single chamber microbial fuel cell. Wat. Sci. Technol. 57: 1117-1121.

Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (India) - Bioengineering and Environmental Centre (BEEC) (back to top) 

Venkata Mohan, S.,  S. Veer Raghuvulu and P.N. Sarma. 2008. Influence of anodic biofilm growth on bioelectricity production in single chambered mediatorless microbial fuel cell using mixed anaerobic consortia. Biosens. Bioelectron. 24: 41-47. (Supp. data)

Venkata Mohan, S., G. Mohanakrishna, S. Srikanth and P.N. Sarma,  2008. Harnessing of bioelectricity in microbial fuel cell (MFC) employing aerated cathode through anaerobic treatment of chemical wastewater using selectively enriched hydrogen producing mixed consortia. Fuel. 87: 2667–2676.

Venkata Mohan, S., S. Veer Raghuvulu and P.N. Sarma. 2008. Biochemical evaluation of bioelectricity production process from anaerobic wastewater treatment in a single chambered microbial fuel cell (MFC) employing glass wool membrane. Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 23, 1326–1332.

Venkata Mohan, S., G. Mohanakrishna, B. Purushotam Reddy, R. Sarvanan and P.N. Sarma. 2008. Bioelectricity generation from chemical wastewater treatment in mediatorless (anode) microbial fuel cell (MFC) using selectively enriched hydrogen producing mixed culture under acidophilic microenvironment. Biochemical Engineering Journal, 39, 121-130.

Venkata Mohan, S., R. Sarvanan, S. Veer Raghuvulu, G. Mohankrishna and P.N. Sarma. 2008. Bioelectricity production from wastewater treatment in dual chambered microbial fuel cell (MFC) using selectively enriched mixed microflora: Effect of catholyte. Bioresource Technology. 99(3), 596-603.

Venkata Mohan, S., S. Veer Raghavulu, S. Srikanth and P.N. Sarma. 2007. Bioelectricity production by mediatorless microbial fuel cell (MFC) under acidophilic condition using wastewater as substrate: influence of substrate loading rate.  Current Science. 92: 1720-1726.

Indian Institute of Technology (India) - Environmental Engineering Laboratory (back to top)

Ghangrekar M.M. and V.B. Shinde. 2007 Performance of membrane-less microbial fuel cell treating wastewater and effect of electrode distance and area on electricity production. Bioresource Technol, 98(15): 2879-2885.

Jadhav G.S. and M.M Ghangrekar. 2007 Improving performance of MFC by design alteration and adding catholic electrolytes. International Conference on New Horizons in Biotechnology (NHBT – 2007), NIST, Trivendrum, India, November 26-29, 2007.

Sridhar P. and M.M. Ghangrekar. 2007 Application of microbial fuel cell for wastewater treatment and coincident direct electricity recovery. International conference on cleaner technologies and environmental management, 4-6 January, 2007, Pondicherry Engineering College, Pondicherry, India.

Ghangrekar M.M. and V.B. Shinde. 2006 Microbial Fuel Cell: A New Approach of Wastewater Treatment with Power Generation. Proceeding of International Workshop on R&D Frontiers in Water and Wastewater Management ‘Water 2006 – NEERI’, January 20-21, 2006, Nagpur, India

Ghangrekar M.M. and V.B. Shinde. 2006 Wastewater Treatment in Microbial Fuel Cell and Electricity Generation: A Sustainable Approach. Proc. of 12th international sustainable development research conference. April 6-8, 2006, Hong Kong.

Newcastle University Microbial Fuel Cell Research group (NEWMFC) (back to top)

Yu, E.H., S. Cheng, K. Scott, and B.E. Logan. 2007. Microbial fuel cell performance with non-Pt cathode catalysts. J. Power Sources, 171(2)275-281.

Logan, B.E., C. Murano, K. Scott, N.D. Gray and I.M. Head. 2005. Electricity generation from cysteine in a microbial fuel cell.  Wat Res., 39(5):942-952.

K. Scott, Rimbu G.A, Katuri KP, Head I. M. (2007) Application of modified carbon anodes in microbial fuel cells. Proc. Safety Environ. Protection 85 (B5): 481-488.

K. Scott, Murano C. (2007) A study of a microbial fuel cell battery using manure sludge waste. J. Chem. Technol. Biotechnol. 82 (9): 809-817

K. Scott, Murano C, Rimbu G. (2007) A tubular microbial fuel cell. J. Appl Electrochem. 37(9): 1063-1068.

C. Picioreanu; Head I.M, Katuri K.P, van Loosdrecht M.C.M., Scott K. (2007) A computational model for biofilm-based microbial fuel cells. Water Research 41: 2921-2940.

A. Morozan, Stamatin L, Nastase F, Dumitru A, Vulpe S; Stamatin I; Scott K. (2007) The biocompatibility microorganisms-carbon nanostructures for applications in microbial fuel cells. Physica. Status. Solidi A- Appl Mat. Sci. 204 (6): 1797-1803.

A. Morozan, Stamatin I, Stamatin L, Dumitry A; Scott K. (2007). Carbon electrodes for microbial fuel cells. J. Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials. 9 (1): 221-224.

K. Scott, Murano C. Microbial fuel cells utilising carbohydrates. (2007) J. Chem. Technol,. Biotechnol.2 (1): 92-100.

Oregon State University (USA) – Bio-Energy & Environmental Biotechnology (BEEB) (go back to top)

Fan, Y., E., Sharbrough, and H. Liu. 2008. Quantification of the Internal Resistance Distribution of Microbial Fuel Cells Environ. Sci. Technol. 10.1021/es801229j

Catal, T., S.,Xu, K.,Li, H. Bermek, and H. Liu. 2008. Electricity generation from polyalcohols in single-chamber microbial fuel cells Biosens. Bioelectron. doi:10.1016/j.bios.2008.07.015

Sukkasem, C., S. Xu, S., Park, P., Boonsawang, and H. Liu.. 2008. Effect of nitrate on the performance of single chamber air cathode microbial fuel cells. Water Research, doi:10.1016/j.watres.2008.08.029

Hu, H., Y., Fan, and H., Liu 2008. Hydrogen Production Using Single-chamber Membrane-free Microbial Electrolysis Cells Water Research, 42:4172-4178.

Fan, Y. Z., H. Q. Hu, and H. Liu.  Response to Comment on "Sustainable Power Generation in Microbial Fuel Cells Using Bicarbonate Buffer and Proton Transfer Mechanisms". 2008. Environ. Sci. Technol. , 42, 6306

Catal, T., Y. Z. Fan, K. C. Li, H. Bermek, and H. Liu. 2008. Effects of furan derivatives and phenolic compounds on electricity generation in microbial fuel cells. J. Power Sources 180:162-166.

Liu, H., S. Cheng, L. P. Huang, and B. E. Logan. 2008. Scale-Lip of membrane-free single-chamber microbial fuel cells. J. Power Sources 179:274-279.

Catal, T., K. Li, H. Bermek, and H. Liu. 2008. Electricity production from twelve monosaccharides using microbial fuel cells. J. Power Sources 175:196-200.

Fan, Y. Z., H. Q. Hu, and H. Liu. 2007. Enhanced Coulombic efficiency and power density of air-cathode microbial fuel cells with an improved cell configuration. J. Power Sources 171:348-354.

Fan, Y. Z., H. Q. Hu, and H. Liu. 2007. Sustainable power generation in microbial fuel cells using bicarbonate buffer and proton transfer mechanisms. Environ. Sci. Technol. 41:8154-8158.

Penn State University (USA) - The Logan Group (back to top)

Logan, B.E., R.A. Rozendal, H.V.M. Hamelers, D. Call, S. Cheng, T.H.J.A. Sleutels, A.W. Jeremiasse. 2008. Microbial electrolysis cells (MECs) for high yield hydrogen gas production from organic matter. Environ. Sci. Technol. In press.
 
 
S. Ishii, K. Watanabe, S. Yabuki, B.E. Logan, and Y. Sekiguchi. 2008. Characterization of electrode reducing rates of Geobacter sulfurreducens and an enriched electricity-generating mixed consortium in a microbial fuel cell. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. In press.

Zuo, Y., S. Cheng and B.E. Logan. 2008. Ion exchange membrane cathodes for scalable microbial fuel cells. Environ. Sci. Technol. 42:6967-6972.

Shimoyama, T., S. Komukai, A. Yamazawa, Y. Ueno, B.E. Logan, and K. Watanabe. 2008. Electricity generation from model organic wastewater in a cassette-electrode microbial fuel cell. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 80(2):325-330.

Huang, L. and B.E. Logan. 2008. Electricity generation and treatment of paper recycling wastewater using a microbial fuel cell. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 80(2):349-355.

Xing, D., Y. Zuo, S. Cheng, J.M. Regan,and B.E. Logan. 2008. Electricity generation by Rhodopseudomonas palustris DX-1. Environ. Sci. Technol. 42(11): 4146-4151.

Call, D. and B.E. Logan. 2008. Hydrogen production in a single chamber microbial electrolysis cell (MEC) lacking a membrane. Environ. Sci. Technol. 42(9):3401-3406.

Zuo, Y., D. Xing, J.M. Regan, and B.E. Logan. 2008. Isolation of an exoelectrogenic bacterium Ochrobactrum anthropi YZ-1 by using a U-tube microbial fuel cell. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 74(10):3130-3137.

Kim, J.-R., J. Dec, M.A. Bruns, and B.E. Logan. 2008. Removal of odors from swine wastewater by using microbial fuel cells. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 74(8):2540-2543.

Kim, J.-R., Y. Zuo, J.M. Regan, and B.E. Logan. 2008. Analysis of ammonia loss mechanisms in microbial fuel cells treating animal wastewater. Biotechnol. Bioengin. 99(5):1120-1127.

Feng, Y., X. Wang, B. E. Logan, and H. Lee. 2008. Brewery wastewater treatment using air-cathode microbial fuel cells. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 78(5):873-880.

Liu, H., S. Cheng, L. Huang, and B.E. Logan. 2008. Scale-up of membrane-free single-chamber microbial fuel cells. J. Power Sources. 179:274-279.

Cheng, S., and B.E. Logan. 2007. Sustainable and efficient biohydrogen production via electrohydrogenesis. PNAS, 104(47): 18871–18873.

Ditzig, J., H. Liu and B.E. Logan. 2007. Production of hydrogen from domestic wastewater using a bioelectrochemically assisted microbial reactor (BEAMR). Int. J. Hydrogen Energy. 32(13), 2296-2304.

Yu, E.H., S. Cheng, K. Scott, and B.E. Logan. 2007. Microbial fuel cell performance with non-Pt cathode catalysts. J. Power Sources, 171(2)275-281.

Cheng, S., B.A. Dempsey, and Bruce E. Logan. 2007. Electricity generation from synthetic acid-mine drainage (AMD) water using fuel cell technologies. Environ. Sci. Technol. 41(23):8149-8153.

Ren, Z., T. Ward, B.E. Logan, and J.M. Regan. 2007. Characterization of the cellulolytic and hydrogen-producing activities of six mesophilic Clostridium species. J. Applied Microbiol. 103(6): 2258–2266.

Logan, B.E. Microbial fuel cells. (2008)

Kim, J. R., S.-E. Oh, S. Cheng, and B.E. Logan. 2007. Power generation using different cation, anion and ultrafiltration membranes in microbial fuel cells. Environ. Sci. Technol. 41(3):1004-1009.
 
Logan, B.E., S. Cheng, V. Watson, and G. Estadt. 2007. Graphite fiber brush anodes for increased power production in air-cathode microbial fuel cells. Environ. Sci. Technol., 41(9):3341-3346.  [News story]
 
Zuo, Y., S. Cheng, D. Call and B.E. Logan. 2007. Tubular membrane cathodes for scalable power generation in microbial fuel cells. Environ. Sci. Technol. 41(9):3347-3353.  [News story]
 
Cheng, S. and B.E. Logan. 2007. Ammonia treatment of carbon cloth anodes to enhance power generation of microbial fuel cells. Elec. Comm. 9, 492-496.
 
Kim, J.R., S.H. Jung, B.E. Logan, and J. Regan. 2007. Electricity generation and microbial community analysis of ethanol powered microbial fuel cells. Bioresource Technol. 98(13): 2568-2577.
 
Oh, S.-E., and B.E. Logan. 2007. Voltage reversal during microbial fuel cell stack operation. J. Power Sources 167(1):11-17.
 
Rezaei, F., T.L. Richard, R. Brennan, and B.E. Logan. 2007. Substrate-enhanced microbial fuel cells for improved remote power generation from sediment-based systems. Environ. Sci. Technol. 41(11):4053-4058.

Heilmann, J., H. Liu and B.E. Logan. 2006. Production of hydrogen from domestic wastewater using a bioelectrochemically assisted microbial reactor (BEAMR). Internat. J. Hydrogen Energy. In press.

Logan, B. E., B. Hamelers, R. Rozendal, U. Schröder, J. Keller, S. Freguia, P. Aelterman, W. Verstraete, and K. Rabaey. 2006. Microbial fuel cells: Methodology and technology. Environ. Sci. Technol. 40:5181-5192.

Logan, B.E. and J.M. Regan. 2006. Feature Article: Microbial fuel cells-challenges and applications. Environ. Sci. Technol. 40(17):5172-5180.

Logan, B.E. 2006. Invited editorial: Energy diversity brings stability. Environ. Sci. Technol 40(17):5161. 

Logan, B.E. and J.M. Regan. 2006. Electricity-producing bacterial communities in microbial fuel cells. Trends Microbiol. 14(12):512-5118.

Zuo, Y., P.-C. Maness, and B.E. Logan. 2006. Electricity production from steam exploded corn stover biomass. Energy & Fuels 20(4):1716-1721.

Cheng, S., H. Liu and B.E. Logan. 2006. Power densities using different cathode catalysts (Pt and CoTMPP) and polymer binders (Nafion and PTFE) in single chamber microbial fuel cells. Environ. Sci. Technol. 40(1):364-369.

Cheng, S., H. Liu and B.E. Logan. 2006. Increased power and coulombic efficiency of single-chamber microbial fuel cells through an improved cathode structure. Electrochem. Comm. 8:489-494.

Cheng, S, H. Liu and B.E. Logan. 2006. Increased power generation in a continuous flow MFC with advective flow through the porous anode and reduced electrode spacing. Environ. Sci. Technol. 40(7):2426-2432.

Gorby, Y. A., S. Yanina, J.S. McLean, K.M. Rosso, D. Moyles, A. Dohnalkova, T.J. Beveridge, I.S. Chang, B.H. Kim, K.S. Kim, D.E. Culley, S.B. Reed, M.F. Romine, D.A. Saffarini, E.A. Hill, L. Shi, D.A Elias, D.W. Kennedy, G. Pinchuk, K. Watanabe, S. Ishii, B.E. Logan, K.H. Nealson. 2006. Electrically conductive bacterial nanowires produced by Shewanella oneidensis strain MR-1 and other microorganisms. PNAS, 103(30):11358-11363.

Oh, S. and B.E. Logan. 2006. Proton exchange membrane and electrode surface areas as factors that affect power generation in microbial fuel cells. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 70(2):162-169.

Heilmann, J. and B.E. Logan. 2006. Production of electricity from proteins using a single chamber microbial fuel cell. Water Environ.  78(5): 531-537.

Liu, H., S. Grot and B.E. Logan. 2005. Electrochemically assisted microbial production of hydrogen from acetate. Environ. Sci. Technol., 39(11):4317-4320.  {See: ES&T news story p. 235A}

Liu, H., S. Cheng, and B.E. Logan. 2005. Production of electricity from acetate or butyrate in a single chamber microbial fuel cell. Environ. Sci. Technol., 39(2):658-662.

Kim, J.-R., B. Min and B.E. Logan. 2005.  Evaluation of procedures to acclimate a microbial fuel cell for electricity production. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 68(1):23-30

Logan, B.E., C. Murano, K. Scott, N.D. Gray and I.M. Head. 2005. Electricity generation from cysteine in a microbial fuel cell.  Wat Res., 39(5):942-952.

Liu, H., S. Cheng, and B.E. Logan. 2005. Power generation in fed-batch microbial fuel cells as a function of ionic strength, temperature, and reactor configuration. Environ. Sci. Technol. 39(14):5488-5493.

Min, B., S. Cheng, and B.E. Logan. 2005. Electricity generation using membrane and salt bridge microbial fuel cells. Wat. Res.  39(5):942-952.

Logan, B.E. 2005. Editorial- Generating electricity from wastewater treatment plants. Wat. Environ. Res. 77(3):209

Logan, B.E. 2005. Simultaneous wastewater treatment and biological electricity generation. Wat. Sci. Technol. 52(1-2):31-37.

Min, B., J.-R. Kim, S.-E. Oh, J.M. Regan, and B.E. Logan. Electricity generation from animal wastewater using microbial fuel cells. Wat. Res., 39(20):4961-4968.

Oh, S.-E. and B.E. Logan. 2005. Hydrogen and electricity production from a food processing wastewater using fermentation and microbial fuel cell technologies Wat. Res. 39(19):4673-4682.

Liu, H., R. Ramnarayanan and B.E. Logan. 2004. Production of electricity during wastewater treatment using a single chamber microbial fuel cell. Environ. Sci. Technol. 38:2281-2285

Logan, B.E. 2004. Feature Article: Extracting hydrogen and electricity from renewable resources. Environ. Sci. Technol., 38(9):160A-167A

Liu, H. and B.E. Logan.  2004. Electricity generation using an air-cathode single chamber microbial fuel cell in the presence and absence of a proton exchange membrane. Environ. Sci. Technol., 38(14):4040-4046.

Oh, S.-E., B. Min, and B.E. Logan. 2004. Cathode performance as a factor in electricity generation in microbial fuel cells. Environ. Sci. Technol. 38(18):4900-4904.

Min, B. and B.E. Logan. 2004. Continuous electricity generation from domestic wastewater and organic substrates in a flat plate microbial fuel cell. Environ. Sci. Technol. 38(18):4900-4904.

SAPIENZA University of Rome ­– Environmental (Bio)Technology Laboratory (back to top)

Aulenta, F., A. Canosa, M. Majone, S. Panero, P. Reale, and S. Rossetti. 2008. Trichloroethene Dechlorination and H2 Evolution Are Alternative Biological Pathways of Electric Charge Utilization by a Dechlorinating Culture in a Bioelectrochemical System. Environ. Sci. Technol. 42:6185-6190.

Aulenta, F., A. Catervi, M. Majone, S. Panero, P. Reale, and S. Rossetti. 2007. Electron Transfer from a Solid-State Electrode Assisted by Methyl Viologen Sustains Efficient Microbial Reductive Dechlorination of TCE. Environ. Sci. Technol. 41:2554-2559.

Aulenta, F., P. Reale, A. Catervi, S. Panero, and M. Majone. 2008. Kinetics of trichloroethene dechlorination and methane formation by a mixed anaerobic culture in a bio-electrochemical system. Electrochimica Acta 53:5300-5305.

Technische Universität  Braunschweig – Sustainable Chemistry and Energy Research (formerly at Greifswald University) (back to top)

Harnisch, F.,Schröder, U., Quaas, M., Scholz, F. Electrocatalytic and corrosion behaviour of tungsten carbide in near-neutral pH electrolytes Applied Catalysis B - Environemental, online doi:10.1016/j.apcatb.2008.08.016

Liu, Y., Harnisch, F., Fricke, K., Sietmann, R. & Schröder U. 2008. Improvement of the Anodic Bioelectrocatalytic Activity of Mixed Culture Biofilms by a Simple Consecutive Electrochemical Selection Procedure. Biosens. Bioelectron. DOI 10.1016/j.bios.2008.08.001

Schröder, U. 2008. From Wastewater to Hydrogen - Biorefineries based on Microbial Fuel Cell Technology? ChemSusChem  1:281-2823

Fricke, K., Harnisch, F. and Schröder, U. 2008. On the Use of Cyclic Voltammetry for the Study of the Anodic Electron Transfer in Microbial Fuel Cells. Energy. Environ. Sci. 1:144-147

Harnisch, F., Schröder, U. & Scholz, F. 2008. The Suitability of Monopolar and Bipolar Ion Exchange Membranes as Separators for Biological Fuel Cells. Environ. Sci. Technol. 42:1740-1746

Schröder, U. 2007. Anodic Electron Transfer Mechanisms in Microbial Fuel Cells and their Energy Efficiency. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. (Invited Article) 9

Rosenbaum, M., Zhao, F., Quaas, M., Wulff, H., Schröder*, U., Scholz, F. 2007. Evaluation of Catalytic Properties of Tungsten Carbide for the Anode of Microbial Fuel Cells. Appl. Catal. B – Environ. 74: 262-270

Rosenbaum, M., Zhao, F., Schröder, U., Scholz, F., 2006. Interfacing Electrocatalysis and Biocatalysis using Tungsten Carbide: A High Performance Noble-Metal-Free Microbial Fuel Cell. Angew. Chem. 455:6658-6661

Zhao, F., Harnisch, F., Schröder, U., Scholz, F., Bogdanoff, P., Herrmann, I., 2006. Constraints and Challenges of Using Oxygen Cathodes in Microbial Fuel Cells. Environ. Sci. Technol.  40, (17), 5191-5199.

Nießen, J., Harnisch, F., Rosenbaum, M., Schröder, U., Scholz, F. 2006. Heat Treated Soil as Convenient and Versatile Source of Bacterial Communities for Microbial Electricity Generation. Electrochem. Commun. 8, 869-873

Feng Zhao, Falk Harnisch, Uwe Schröder, Fritz Scholz, Peter Bogdanoff, Iris Herrmann. 2005. Application of pyrolysed iron(II) phthalocyanine and CoTMPP based oxygen reduction catalysts as cathode materials in microbial fuel cells Electrochem. Commun. 7: 1405–1410

Miriam Rosenbaum, Uwe Schröder, and Fritz Scholz. 2005. In Situ Electrooxidation of Photobiological Hydrogen in a Photobioelectrochemical Fuel Cell Based on Rhodobacter sphaeroides Environ. Sci. Technol., 39: 6328 -6333

Miriam Rosenbaum, Uwe Schröder, Fritz Scholz. 2005. Utilizing the Green Alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii for Microbial Electricity Generation: A Living Solar Cell Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 68:753-756

Juliane Niessen, Uwe Schröder, Falk Harnisch, Fritz Scholz. 2005. Gaining Electricity from in situ oxidation of hydrogen produced by fermentative cellulose degradation Letters in Applied Microbiology 41: 286–290

Juliane Niessen, Uwe Schröder, Fritz Scholz. 2004. Exploiting complex carbohydrates for microbial electricity generation – a bacterial battery operating on starch Electrochem. Commun. 6: 955-958

Juliane Niessen, Uwe Schröder, Miriam Rosenbaum, Fritz Scholz. 2004. Fluorinated Polyanilines as Superior Materials for Electrocatalytic Anodes in Bacterial Fuel Cells. Electrochem. Commun. 6: 571-575

Fritz Scholz, Uwe Schröder. 2003. Bacterial Batteries (News and Views) Nature Biotechnology

Uwe Schröder, Juliane Nießen, Fritz Scholz. 2003. A generation of microbial fuel cells with current outputs boosted by more than one order of magnitude. Angewandte Chemie 115: 2986-2989, Angewandte Chem. int.edn 42: 2880-2883 

Technical University of Denmark (DTU) - National Laboratory for Sustainable (back to top)

Thygesen A., Poulsen, F.W., Min, B., Angelidaki, I., Thomsen, A.B. 2008. The effect of different substrates and humic acid on power generation in microbial fuel cell operation. Bioresource Technology, in press

The University of Massachusetts Amherst (USA) – Environmental Biotechnology Center (go back to top)

Strycharz, S. M., Woodard, T.L. Johnson, J.P., Nevin, K.P., Sanford, R.A., Löffler, F.E. and Derek R. Lovley. 2008. Graphite Electrode as a Sole Electron Donor for Reductive Dechlorination of Tetrachlorethene by Geobacter lovleyi  Appl. Envron. Microbiol. 74:5943–5947

Izallalen, M., R. Mahadevan, A. Burgard, B. Postier, R. Didonato, J. Sun, C.H. Schilling, and D.R. Lovley. 2008. Geobacter sulfurreducens strain engineered for increased rates of respiration. Metab Eng 27 June [epub ahead of print]

Lovley, D.R., and K.P. Nevin. 2008. Chapter 23: Electricity production with electricigens. In J. Wall et al. (ed.), Bioenergy. ASM Press, Washington, DC. pp. 295-306.

Lovley, D.R. 2008. Extracellular electron transfer: wires, capacitors, iron lungs, and more. Geobiology 6:225-231.

Holmes, D. E., T. Mester, R. A. O'Neil, M. J. Larrahondo, L. A. Adams, R. Glaven, M. L. Sharma, J. A. Ward, K. P. Nevin, and L. D.R. 2008. Genes for two multicopper proteins required for Fe(III) oxide reduction in Geobacter sulfurreducens have different expression patterns both in the subsurface and on energy-harvesting electrodes. Microbiol 154:1422-35.

Kim, B.-C., B. L. Postier, R. J. DiDonato, S. K. Chaudhuri, K. P. Nevin, and D. R. Lovley. 2008. Insights into genes involved in electricity generation in Geobacter sulfurreducens via whole genome microarray analysis of the OmcF-deficient mutant. Bioelectrochemistry 73:70-75.

Nevin, K. P., H. Richter, S. F. Covalla, J. P. Johnson, T. L. Woodard, H. Jia, M. Zhang, and D. R. Lovley. 2008. Power Output and Columbic Efficiencies from Biofilms of Geobacter sulfurreducens Comparable to Mixed Community Microbial Fuel Cells. Environ. Microbiol.  DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2008.01675.x.

Richter, H., K. McKarthy, K. P. Nevin, J. P. Johnson, V. M. Rotello, and D. R. Lovley. 2008. Electricity generation by Geobacter sulfurreducens attached to gold electrodes. Langmuir 24:4376-4379 

Lanthier, M., K. B. Gregory, and D. R. Lovley. 2007. Electron Transfer to Electrodes with High Planktonic Biomass in Shewanella oneidensis Fuel Cells. FEMS Microbiol Lett 278: 29-35.

Richter, H., M. Lanthier, K. P. Nevin, and D. R. Lovley. 2007. Lack of electricity production by Pelobacter carbinolicus indicates that the capacity for Fe(III) oxide reduction does not necessarily confer electron transfer ability to fuel cell anodes. Appl. Envron. Microbiol. 74:5347-5353.

Holmes, D.E., K.P. Nevin, T.L. Woodard, A.D. Peacock, and D.R. Lovley. 2007. Prolixibacter bellariivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a sugar-fermenting, psychrotolerant anaerobe of the phylum Bacteroidetes, isolated from a marine-sediment fuel cell. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 57:701-707.

Lovley, D.R. 2006. Bug juice: Harvesting electricity with microorganisms. Nature Reviews Microbiology 4:497-508.

Holmes, D. E., S. K. Chaudhuri, K. P. Nevin, T. Mehta, B. A. Methe, A. Liu, J. E. Ward, T. L. Woodard, J. Webster, and D. R. Lovley. 2006. Microarray and genetic analysis of electron transfer to electrodes in Geobacter sulfurreducens. Env. Microbiol. 8:1805-1815.

Lovley, D.R. 2006. Microbial energizers: Fuel cells that keep on going. Microbe 1:323-329.

Lowy, D., L. Tender, J. Zeikus, D. Park, and D. Lovley. 2006. Harvesting energy from the marine sediment-water interface II - Kinetic activity of anode materials. Biosens Bioelectron 2111:2058-2063.

Lovley, D.R. 2006. Taming electricigens: How electricity-generating microbes can keep going, and going — faster. The Scientist 7:46.

Reguera, G., K. P. Nevin, J. S. Nicoll, S. F. Covalla, T. L. Woodard, and D. R. Lovley. 2006. Biofilm and nanowire production leads to increased current in Geobacter sulfurreducens Fuel Cells. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 72:7345-7348.

Lovley, D.R. 2006. Microbial fuel cells: Novel microbial physiologies and engineering approaches. Current Opinion in Biotechnology 17:327-332.

Holmes, D. E., K. P. Nevin, R. A. O'Neil, J. E. Ward, L. Adams, T. L. Woodard, H. A. Vrionis, and D. R. Lovley. 2005. Potential for quantifying expression of the Geobacteraceae citrate synthase gene to assess the activity of Geobacteraceae in the subsurface and on current-harvesting electrodes. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 71:6870-6877.

Bond, D. R., and D. R. Lovley. 2005. Evidence for Involvement of an Electron Shuttle in Electricity Generation by Geothrix fermentans. Appl Environ Microbiol 71:2186-9.

Gregory, K. B., and D. R. Lovley. 2005. Remediation and recovery of uranium from contaminated subsurface environments with electrodes. Env. Sci. Tech. 39:8943-8947.

Gregory, K. B., D. R. Bond, and D. R. Lovley. 2004. Graphite electrodes as electron donors for anaerobic respiration. Env Microbiol 6:596–604.

Holmes, D. E., J. S. Nicoll, D. R. Bond, and D. R. Lovley. 2004. Potential role of a novel psychrotolerant Geobacteraceae, Geopsychrobacter electrodiphilus gen. nov., sp. nov., in electricity production by the marine sediment fuel cell. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 70:6023-6030.

Holmes, D. E., D. R. Bond, and D. R. Lovley. 2004. Electron transfer by Desulfobulbus propionicus to Fe(III) and graphite electrodes. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 70:1234-7.

Holmes, D. E., D. R. Bond, R. A. O'Neil, C. E. Reimers, L. R. Tender, and D. R. Lovley. 2004. Microbial communities associated with electrodes harvesting electricity from a variety of aquatic sediments. Microbial Ecol. 48:178-190.

Bond, D. R., and D. R. Lovley. 2003. Electricity production by Geobacter sulfurreducens attached to electrodes. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 69:1548-1555.

Chaudhuri, S. K., and D. R. Lovley. 2003. Electricity generation by direct oxidation of glucose in mediatorless microbial fuel cells. Nat. Biotechnol. 21:1229-1232.

Bond, D. R., D. E. Holmes, L. M. Tender, and D. R. Lovley. 2002. Electrode-reducing microorganisms that harvest energy from marine sediments. Science 295:483-5.

Tender, L. M., C. E. Reimers, H. A. Stecher, D. E. Holmes, D. R. Bond, D. A. Lowy, K. Pilobello, S. J. Fertig, and D. R. Lovley. 2002. Harnessing microbially generated power on the seafloor. Nat. Biotechnol. 20:821-5.

Universities of Bristol (UoB) and of the West of England (UWE) - Bristol Robotics Laboratory: Energy Autonomy Group (back to top)

Ieropoulos, I., Greenman, J. and Melhuish, C. Microbial fuel cells based on carbon veil electrodes: Stack configuration and scalability. Int. J. Energy Research (in press). Published online DOI: 10.1002/er.1419

 

Greenman, J., Ieropoulos, I. and Melhuish, C. 2008. Biological Computing Using Perfusion Anodophile Biofilm Electrodes (PABE). Int. J. Unconventional Computing, Vol. 4, pp 23-32.

 

Ieropoulos, I., Anderson I., Gisby, T., Wang, C., H. and Rossiter, J. 2008. Microbial-powered artificial muscles for autonomous robots. In Proceedings of the Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems (TAROS)'08 conference, pp 209-216.

Ieropoulos, I., Melhuish, C. and Greenman, J. 2007. Artificial gills for robots: MFC behaviour in water. Bioinspir. Biomim. 2: S83-S93

Greenman, J., Ieropoulos, I., McKenzie, C. and Melhuish, C. 2006. Microbial Computing using Geobacter biofilm electrodes: output stability and consistency. Int. J. Unconventional Computing, 2(3):2491-265.

Greenman, J., Ieropoulos, I. and Melhuish, C. 2006 Perfusion anodophile biofilm electrodes and their potential for computing. From Utopian to Genuine Unconventional Computers, Adamatzky, A. and Teuscher, C. (Eds), pp. 67-78, ISBN: 0-9551170-9-7.

Melhuish, C., Ieropoulos, I., Greenman, J. and Horsfield, I. 2006. Energetically autonomous robots: Food for thought Autonomous Robots, 21(3):187-198.

Melhuish, C., Ieropoulos, I. and Greenman, J. 2006. Artificial gills for robots: underwater energy autonomy with MFCs. In Proceedings of the Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems (TAROS)'06 conference, pp. 118-125, ISBN: 0-9553879-0-6.

Ieropoulos, I., Greenman, J., Melhuish, C. and Hart, J. 2005. Comparison of three different types of microbial fuel cell J. Enzyme and Microbial Technology, 37(2):238-245.

Ieropoulos, I., Greenman, J., Melhuish, C. and Hart, J. 2005. Energy accumulation and improved performance in microbial fuel cells J. Power Sources, 145(2):253-256.

Ieropoulos, I., Melhuish, C., Greenman, J. and Horsfield, I. 2005. Artificial symbiosis: Towards a robot-microbe partnership Proceedings of Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems (TAROS '05) Conference, pp.89-93, ISBN: 0-905247-03-5.

Ieropoulos, I.; Melhuish, C.; Greenman, J. & Horsfield, I. 2005. EcoBot-II: An artificial agent with a natural metabolism. Int. J. Advanced Robotics Systems, 2(4):295-300.

Ioannis Ieropoulos, Chris Melhuish and John Greenman 2004. Energetically Autonomous Robots. Proceedings of the 8th Intelligent Autonomous Systems Conference (IAS-8), Amsterdam, The Netherlands, pp 128-35.

Ieropoulos, I., Melhuish, C. and Greenman, J. 2003. Artificial Metabolism: Towards True Energetic Autonomy in Artificial Life. Proceedings of the 7th European Conference in Artificial Life (ECAL 2003), Dortmund, Germany, pp 792-9.

University of Colorado Denver (USA) – Bio-energy for sustainable urban infrastructure (back to top)

Ren, Z., Steinberg, L.M., Regan, J.M. 2008. Electricity production and microbial biofilm characterization in cellulose-fed microbial fuel cells. Water. Sci. Technol. 58:617-622.

Ramasamy, R. P., Z. Ren, M. M. Mench, and J. M. Regan. 2008. Impact of initial biofilm growth on the anode impedance of microbial fuel cells. Biotechnol. Bioeng. 101:101-8.

Ren, Z. Y., T. E. Ward, and J. M. Regan. 2007. Electricity production from cellulose in a microbial fuel cell using a defined binary culture. Environ. Sci .Technol. 41:4781-4786.

Ren, Z., T. E. Ward, B. E. Logan, and J. M. Regan. 2007. Characterization of the cellulolytic and hydrogen-producing activities of six mesophilic Clostridium species. J. Appl. Microbiol. 103:2258-2266.

University of Queensland (Australia) -  Advanced Wastewater Management Centre (AWMC) (back to top)

Rozendal, R.A., Hamelers, H.V.M., Rabaey, K., Keller, J., and C.J.N. Buisman. 2008. Towards practical implementation of bioelectrochemical wastewater treatment. Trends Biotechnol. 26(8):450-459.

Virdis, B., K. Rabaey, Z. Yuan, and J. Keller. 2008. Microbial fuel cells for simultaneous carbon and nitrogen removal. Water Research. 42:3013-3024

Aelterman, P., S. Freguia, J. Keller, W. Verstraete, and K. Rabaey. 2008. The anode potential regulates bacterial activity in microbial fuel cells. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 78:409–418.

Rabaey, K., S. Read, P. Clauwaert, S. Freguia, P. L. Bond, L. L. Blackall, and J. Keller. 2008. Cathodic oxygen reduction catalyzed by bacteria in microbial fuel cells. The ISME journal. 2:519-527

Freguia, S., K. Rabaey, Z. Yuan, and J. Keller. 2008. Sequential anode-cathode configuration improves cathodic oxygen reduction and effluent quality of microbial fuel cells. Water Research. 42:1387-1396.

Freguia S, Rabaey K, Yuan Z, Keller J. 2007. Non-catalyzed cathodic oxygen reduction at graphite granules in microbial fuel cells. Electrochimica Acta 53(2):598-603.

Rabaey, K., J. Rodriguez, L. L. Blackall, J. Keller, D. J. Batstone, W. Verstraete, and K. H. Nealson. 2007. Microbial ecology meets electrochemistry: electricity driven and driving communities. The ISME journal. 1:9-18.

Freguia, S., K. Rabaey, S. Yuan, and J. Keller. 2007. Electron and carbon balances in microbial fuel cells reveal temporary bacterial storage behaviour during electricity generation. Environ. Sci. Technol. 41:2915-2921. (Supplementary data)

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Dumas C., A. Mollica, D. Féron, R. Basséguy, L. Etcheverry and A. Bergel, 2008. Checking graphite and stainless anodes with an experimental model of marine microbial fuel cell, Bioresource Technol., in press.

Dumas C., R. Basséguy and A. Bergel. 2008. Microbial electrocatalysis with Geobacter sulfurreducens biofilm on stainless steel cathodes. Electrochim. Acta, 53, 2494-2500.

Parot S., M.-L Délia and A. Bergel. 2008. Acetate to enhance electrochemical activity of biofilms from garden compost. Electrochim. Acta 53, 2737-2742.

Dumas C., R. Basséguy and A. Bergel. 2008. DSA to grow elecrochemicallly active biofilms of Geobacter sulfurreducens. Electrochim. Acta 53, 3200-3209.

Parot S., M.-L Délia and A. Bergel. 2008. Forming electrochemically active biofilms from garden compost under chronoamperometry. Bioresource Technol. 99, 4809-4816.

Dumas C., R. Basséguy and A. Bergel. 2008. Electrochemical activity of Geobacter sulfurreducens biofilms on stainless steel anodes. Electrochim. Acta 53, 5235–5241