Harnessing microbially generated power on the seafloor

In many marine environments, a voltage gradient exists across the water–sediment interface resulting from sedimentary microbial activity. Here we show that a fuel cell consisting of an anode embedded in marine sediment and a cathode in overlying seawater can use this voltage gradient to generate ele...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Nature biotechnology 2002-08, Vol.20 (8), p.821-825
Hauptverfasser:	Tender, Leonard M., Reimers, Clare E., Stecher, Hilmar A., Holmes, Dawn E., Bond, Daniel R., Lowy, Daniel A., Pilobello, Kanoelani, Fertig, Stephanie J., Lovley, Derek R.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Agriculture Bacteria - classification Bacteria - genetics Bacteria - metabolism Bioelectric Energy Sources - microbiology Bioinformatics Biological and medical sciences Biomedical Engineering/Biotechnology Biomedicine Biotechnology Biotechnology - methods Carbon Carbon - metabolism Chemical analysis Conservation of Energy Resources - methods DNA, Ribosomal - analysis DNA, Ribosomal - genetics Electric power Electricity Electrodes Energy Environmental Microbiology Estuaries Fuel cells Fuel technology Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Geologic Sediments - microbiology Graphite Industrial applications and implications. Economical aspects Life Sciences Marine environment Marine sediments Microbial activity Microorganisms Miscellaneous Molecular Sequence Data New Jersey Ocean floor Oceans and Seas Oregon Organic carbon Oxidation Oxidation-Reduction Plankton Renewable energy Reservoirs RNA, Bacterial - analysis RNA, Bacterial - genetics RNA, Ribosomal, 16S - genetics Salt marshes Seawater Sediment-water interface Sedimentation & deposition Sediments Sulfides Sulfides - metabolism Water analysis
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