Journal article
Microscale gradients and their role in electron-transfer mechanisms in biofilms
Biochemical Society transactions, Vol.40(6), pp.1315-1318
12/01/2012
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/117393
PMCID: PMC4242412
PMID: 23176474
Abstract
The chemical and electrochemical gradients in biofilms play a critical role in electron-transfer processes between cells and a solid electron acceptor. Most of the time, electron-transfer processes have been investigated in the bulk phase, for a biofilm electrode or for an isolated component of a biofilm. Currently, the knowledge of chemical and electrochemical gradients in living biofilms respiring on a solid surface is limited. We believe the chemical and electrochemical gradients are critical for explaining electron-transfer mechanisms. The bulk conditions, an isolated part of a biofilm or a single cell cannot be used to explain electron-transfer mechanisms in biofilm systems. In addition, microscale gradients explain how the reactor configuration plays a critical role in electron-transfer processes.
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- Title
- Microscale gradients and their role in electron-transfer mechanisms in biofilms
- Creators
- Haluk Beyenal - The Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99163, U.S.AJerome T Babauta - The Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99163, U.S.A
- Publication Details
- Biochemical Society transactions, Vol.40(6), pp.1315-1318
- Academic Unit
- Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, School of
- Identifiers
- 99900548307401842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article