On-Line Raman Spectroscopic Study of Cytochromes’ Redox State of Biofilms in Microbial Fuel Cells
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Suspended Cells Raman Measurements
2.2. Chemostat Grown Biomass Raman Measurements
2.3. Stack-MFC Raman Measurements
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Preparation of Measurement Cells
3.2. Microbes, Media and Inoculation
3.3. 3-D printed Cuvette Suspended Cell Raman Measurements
3.4. Microbial Fuel Cell Set Up and Raman Measurements
3.5. Analytical Methods
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Krige, A.; Sjöblom, M.; Ramser, K.; Christakopoulos, P.; Rova, U. On-Line Raman Spectroscopic Study of Cytochromes’ Redox State of Biofilms in Microbial Fuel Cells. Molecules 2019, 24, 646. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules24030646
Krige A, Sjöblom M, Ramser K, Christakopoulos P, Rova U. On-Line Raman Spectroscopic Study of Cytochromes’ Redox State of Biofilms in Microbial Fuel Cells. Molecules. 2019; 24(3):646. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules24030646
Chicago/Turabian StyleKrige, Adolf, Magnus Sjöblom, Kerstin Ramser, Paul Christakopoulos, and Ulrika Rova. 2019. "On-Line Raman Spectroscopic Study of Cytochromes’ Redox State of Biofilms in Microbial Fuel Cells" Molecules 24, no. 3: 646. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules24030646