@article {3139,
	title = {Improved cathode for high efficient microbial-catalyzed reduction in microbial electrosynthesis cells.},
	journal = {Phys Chem Chem Phys},
	volume = {15},
	year = {2013},
	month = {2013 Sep 14},
	pages = {14290-4},
	abstract = {<p>Microbial electrosynthesis cells (MECs) are devices wherein microorganisms can electrochemically interact with electrodes, directly donating or accepting electrons from electrode surfaces. Here, we developed a novel cathode by using nickel nanowires anchored to graphite for the improvement of microbial-catalyzed reduction in MEC cathode chamber. This porous nickel-nanowire-network-coated graphite electrode increased the interfacial area and interfacial interactions between the cathode surface and the microbial biofilm. A 2.3 fold increase in bio-reduction rate over the untreated graphite was observed. Around 282 mM day(-1) m(-2) of acetate resulting from the bio-reduction of carbon dioxide by Sporomusa was produced with 82 {\textpm} 14\% of the electrons consumed being recovered in acetate.</p>},
	keywords = {Biocatalysis, Bioelectric Energy Sources, Biofilms, Carbon Dioxide, Electrochemical Techniques, Electrodes, Graphite, Nanowires, Nickel, Oxidation-Reduction, Veillonellaceae},
	issn = {1463-9084},
	doi = {10.1039/c3cp52697f},
	author = {Nie, Huarong and Zhang, Tian and Cui, Mengmeng and Lu, Haiyun and Lovley, Derek R and Russell, Thomas P}
}
