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ArticleMicroorganisms2020

Impact of Inoculum Type on the Microbial Community and Power Performance of Urine-Fed Microbial Fuel Cells.

Maria Jose Salar-Garcia, Oluwatosin Obata, Halil Kurt, Kartik Chandran, John Greenman, Ioannis A Ieropoulos

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Article in Microorganisms, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Maria Jose Salar-GarciaBristol BioEnergy Centre, Bristol Robotics Laboratory, University of the West of England, Bristol BS16 1QY, UK.
Oluwatosin ObataBristol BioEnergy Centre, Bristol Robotics Laboratory, University of the West of England, Bristol BS16 1QY, UK.
Halil KurtDepartment of Earth and Environmental Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7392-527X
Kartik ChandranDepartment of Earth and Environmental Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA.
John GreenmanBristol BioEnergy Centre, Bristol Robotics Laboratory, University of the West of England, Bristol BS16 1QY, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-1732-7037
Ioannis A IeropoulosBristol BioEnergy Centre, Bristol Robotics Laboratory, University of the West of England, Bristol BS16 1QY, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-9641-5504

Funding

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation INV-006499Fundación Séneca 20372/PD/17
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bacteria are the driving force of the microbial fuel cell (MFC) technology, which benefits from their natural ability to degrade organic matter and generate electricity. The development of an efficient anodic biofilm has a significant impact on the power performance of this technology so it is essential to understand the effects of the inoculum nature on the anodic bacterial diversity and establish its relationship with the power performance of the system. Thus, this work aims at analysing the impact of 3 different types of inoculum: (i) stored urine, (ii) sludge and (iii) effluent from a working MFC, on the microbial community of the anodic biofilm and therefore on the power performance of urine-fed ceramic MFCs. The results showed that MFCs inoculated with sludge outperformed the rest and reached a maximum power output of 40.38 mW·m

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bioenergyelectroactive bacteriainoculation methodmicrobial fuel cellurine

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PMID33287204
PMCPMC7761717

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