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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
  • Daqing Petroleum Institute
  • Harbin Institute of Technology
  • National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
  • National Taiwan University
  • Yuan Ze University
  • Chung Yuan Christian University

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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
Number of pages6
JournalInternational Journal of Hydrogen Energy
Volume41
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - 23 Feb 2016

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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

Keywords

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

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