Biofilms in Bioelectrochemical Systems: From Laboratory Practice to Data Interpretation

This book serves as a manual of research techniques for electrochemically active biofilm research. Using examples from real biofilm research to illustrate the techniques used for electrochemically active biofilms, this book is of most use to researchers and educators studying microbial fuel cell and bioelectrochemical systems. The book emphasizes the theoretical principles of bioelectrochemistry, experimental procedures and tools useful in quantifying electron transfer processes in biofilms, and mathematical modeling of electron transfer in biofilms. It is divided into three sections: Biofilms: Microbiology and microbioelectrochemistry – Focuses on the microbiologic aspect of electrochemically active biofilms and details the key points of biofilm preparation and electrochemical measurement Electrochemical techniques to study electron transfer processes – Focuses on electrochemical characterization and data interpretation, highlighting key factors in the experimental procedures that affect reproducibility Applications – Focuses on applications of electrochemically active biofilms and development of custom tools to study electrochemically active biofilms. Chapters detail how to build the reactors for applications and measure parameters   INDICE: 1. Introduction to electrochemically active biofilmsH Beyenal and J. Babauta2. Theoretical and practical considerations for culturing Geobacter biofilms in microbial fuel cells and other bioelectrochemical systemsAllison M. Speers and Gemma Reguera3. Microbial Community Characterization on Polarized Electrode SurfacesJohn Regan4. Characterization of Electrode–Associated Biomass and Microbial Communities Shino Suzuki, Shun ichi Ishii and Orianna Bretschger5. Biofilm electrochemistryJ. Babauta and H. Beyenal6. Theory of Redox Conduction and the Measurement of  Electron Transport Rates through Electrochemically Active BiofilmDarryl A. Boyd, Jeffrey S. Erickson, Jared N. Roy, Rachel M. Snider, Sarah M. Strycharz–Glaven, and Leonard M. Tender7. Electronic Conductivity in Living Biofilms: Physical Meaning, Mechanisms and Measurement MethodsNikhil S. Malvankar and Derek R. Lovley8. Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy as a Powerful Analytical Tool for the Study of Microbial Electrochemical CellsRachel A. Yoho, Sudeep C. Popat, Francisco Fabregat–Santiago, Sixto Giménez, Annemiek ter Heijne, and César I. Torres9. Modeling Electron transfer processes in biofilmsRyan Renslow, Jerome Babauta, Andrew Kuprat, Jim Schenk, Cornelius Ivory, Jim Fredrickson, and Haluk Beyenal10. Applications of Bioelectrochemical Energy Harvesting in the Marine EnvironmentClare E. Reimers11. Large Scale Benthic Microbial Fuel Cell Construction, Deployment, and OperationJeff Kagan, Lewis Hsu, and Bart Chadwick

• ISBN: 978-1-118-41349-4
• Editorial: Wiley–Blackwell
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 432
• Fecha Publicación: 04/09/2015
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés