Code
01SF1811
Duration
01 June 2013 → 31 May 2015
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Promotor
Fellow
Research disciplines
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Natural sciences
- Analytical chemistry
- Physical chemistry
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Social sciences
- Product development
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Engineering and technology
- Manufacturing engineering
- Other mechanical and manufacturing engineering
- Catalysis and reacting systems engineering
- Chemical product design and formulation
- General chemical and biochemical engineering
- Process engineering
- Separation and membrane technologies
- Transport phenomena
- Other (bio)chemical engineering
Keywords
electrochemistry
bioproduction
surface chemistry
Project description
Electricity can be used to drive microbial production processes. e.g. CO2 can be fixed into biopolymers using electricity as energy source. Critical for this process and as yet poorly understood is the interface between the microorganisms and the electrodes providing the current. Here, we will change surface chemistry and topography of electrodes to understand and optimize electron transfer towards microorganisms.