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Enrichment of Anode-Respiring Bacteria Using an On-Site Electrochemical System
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2025
Source: Okamoto, A., et al. Self-standing Electrochemical Set-up to Enrich Anode-respiring Bacteria On-site. J. Vis. Exp. (2018)This video demonstrates the use of an on-site electrochemical system to enrich anode-respiring bacteria (ARB) from natural reservoirs. A redox gradient is established by placing the anode in oxygen-free deep water and the cathode in oxygen-rich surface water. ARB form biofilms and transfer electrons to the anode, which flows to the cathode, where oxygen is reduced,...
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The Carbon Cycle
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2019
Carbon is the basis of all organic matter on Earth, and is recycled through the ecosystem in two primary processes: one in which carbon is exchanged among living organisms, and one in which carbon is cycled over long periods of time through fossilized organic remains, weathering of rocks, and volcanic activity. Human activities, including increased agricultural practices and the burning of fossil fuels, has greatly affected the balance of the natural carbon cycle. Biological Carbon Cycle All...
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Functionalization and Dispersion of Carbon Nanomaterials Using an Environmentally Friendly Ultrasonicated Ozonolysis Process
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2017
Here, a novel method for the functionalization and stable dispersion of carbon nanomaterials in aqueous environments is described. Ozone is injected directly into an aqueous dispersion of carbon nanomaterial that is continuously recirculated through a high-powered ultrasonic cell.
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The Effect of Anodization Parameters on the Aluminum Oxide Dielectric Layer of Thin-Film Transistors
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2020
Anodization parameters for growth of the aluminum-oxide dielectric layer of zinc-oxide thin-film transistors (TFTs) are varied to determine the effects on the electrical parameter responses. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) is applied to a Plackett-Burman design of experiments (DOE) to determine the manufacturing conditions that result in optimized device performance.
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Simultaneous Multi-surface Anodizations and Stair-like Reverse Biases Detachment of Anodic Aluminum Oxides in Sulfuric and Oxalic Acid Electrolyte
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2017
A protocol for fabricating nanoporous anodic aluminum oxides via simultaneous multi-surfaces anodization followed by stair-like reverse biases detachments is presented. It can be applied repeatedly to the same aluminum substrate, exhibiting a facile, high-yield, and environmentally clean strategy.
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Carbon felt anodes support electron transfer by providing a conductive pathway for electrons released when microorganisms break down organic matter. In oxygen-limited conditions, the microbes transfer those electrons to the anode rather than leaving the reaction electrically disconnected. This coupling links organic-matter degradation with electrode current, making the anode central to bioelectrochemical treatment and energy-generating systems.
The interconnected fibers create a large area where oxidation reactions can occur and where microbial biofilms can grow. That architecture gives microorganisms extensive electrode-accessible surface while the carbon network maintains electrical continuity. In environmental systems, these features can improve reaction rates and electrode performance during the conversion of organic matter.
In the described microbial systems, oxygen-limited conditions accompany the transfer of electrons from microorganisms to the anode as organic matter is degraded. This makes the electrode a destination for electrons generated during oxidation rather than merely a passive support for growth. Maintaining that context is therefore relevant when linking wastewater or pollutant treatment with electrochemical current.
An environmental application begins by positioning the porous, conductive material where microbial oxidation occurs, then allowing its interconnected fibers to support biofilm growth. As microorganisms break down organic matter under oxygen-limited conditions, the electrode collects transferred electrons. The resulting electrochemical activity can connect degradation with pollutant removal, electricity generation, or resource recovery.
Carbon felt anodes are used in microbial fuel cells, wastewater treatment, biosensors, and related systems. Depending on the system, their role can support pollutant removal, electricity generation, or resource recovery. Their use is especially relevant when a process must connect biological breakdown of organic matter with electrochemical behavior or an environmental treatment outcome.
Researchers can consider the electrode's contribution to reaction rates and overall electrode behavior alongside the environmental outcome being targeted. In wastewater or pollutant-focused systems, that outcome may be removal; in microbial fuel cells, it may include electricity generation; in resource-recovery applications, it may concern recovery linked to the electrochemical process. These distinctions help match electrode use to research goals.