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Isolation of Fe(III)-reducing bacterium, Citrobacter sp. LAR-1, for startup of microbial fuel cell

  • Lihong Liu
  • , Duu-Jong Lee*
  • , Aijie Wang
  • , Nanqi Ren
  • , Ay Su
  • , Juin-Yih Lai
  • *Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Journal Publications and ReviewsRGC 21 - Publication in refereed journalpeer-review

Abstract

The LAR-1 strain was isolated from sediment samples collected at the- intersection of A-Shi River and Songhwa River, China with high iron-reducing capability. Biochemical tests (API 20A, API-20NE and API-ZYM), fatty acids analysis, and polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) tests revealed that LAR-1 is closely related to Citrobacter sp. The LAR-1 was used as anode chamber seed to start up microbial fuel cell (MFC). The tested MFC had an open-circuit voltage of 610 mV and a maximum power density of 610 mW/m2 at 360 mV. The analytical results confirmed that the iron-reducing bacterium can be used as anodic respiratory bacterium for MFC.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4498-4503
JournalInternational Journal of Hydrogen Energy
Volume41
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 23 Feb 2016
Externally publishedYes

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UN SDGs

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  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Research Keywords

  • Anodic biofilm
  • Iron-reducing bacteria
  • Microbial fuel cell (MFC)

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