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Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University (USA) - The Center for Environmental Biotechnology |
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Thursday, 04 December 2008 |
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The Center for Environmental Biotechnology (CEB)
focuses on developing microbiological systems that capture or
develop renewable resources and also prevent or clean up
environmental pollution. Center researchers combine engineering
with microbiology, molecular biology, and chemistry in order to
gain an integrated understanding of how microbial ecosystems
work and can be controlled to reclaim polluted water, generate
energy from waste substances, and improve the public health and
sustainability.
One current focus for MFC research is
understanding the interactions between the anode biofilm and
anode electrochemistry. We take a comprehensive approach by
combining mathematical modeling, molecular biology, and
electrochemistry. Our goal is to establish key scientific
fundamentals of the anode that translates to the engineering of
an efficient MFC.
A second focus is on integrating the anode,
cathode, membrane, and physical configuration to provide a
comprehensive MFC system that is well adapted to the having
bacteria be the catalysts at the anode.
The home page:
http://www.biodesign.asu.edu/centers/eb/
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