Publications

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Image of the microbial consortium inhabiting anode electrode (carbon felt) of the mixed carbon source MFC. The sample was stained with  Syto9 (Molecular Probes). The community is dominated by biofilm-forming organisms.

 

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Composition of microbial consortia from MFC anode.

  • Borole, A. P. & Mielenz, J. Estimating Hydrogen Production Potential in Biorefineries Using Microbial Electrolysis Cells. Intl J. Hydrogen Energy, in press (2011).
  • Borole, A. P.; Aaron, D. S.; Tsouris, C.; Hamilton, C. Y., Understanding long term changes in microbial fuel cells using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2010, 44, 2740-2745.
  • Aaron, D.; Borole, A.; Yiacoumi, S.; Tsouris, C., Effects of Operating Conditions on Internal Resistances in Enzyme Fuel Cells Studied with Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy. Journal of Power Sources 2011, in press
  • Borole, A. P.; Hamilton, C. Y.; Vishnivetskaya, T. A., Enhancement in energy conversion efficiency and current density of 3-dimensional MFC anodes using pre-enriched consortium and continuous supply of electron donors. . Bioresour. Technol. 2011, 102, (8), 5098-5104.
  • Borole, A. P.; Hamilton, C. Y.; Vishnivetskaya, T. A.; Leak, D.; Andras, C., Improving power production from acetate-fed  microbial fuel cells via enrichment of exoelectrogenic organisms in continuous flow systems. Biochem. Eng. J. 2009, 48, 71-80.
  • Borole, A. P.; Cesar, S; O’Neill H; Tsouris, C; A  microbial fuel cell operating at low pH using an acidophile, Acidiphilium cryptum; Biot. Lett., 30(8):1367-1372, August 2008.

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Bioconversion of glucose to electricity using an acidophile, A. cryptum.

  • Borole, A. P.; Hamilton, C. Y.; Aaron, D. S.; Tsouris, C., Investigating microbial fuel cell bioanode performance under different cathode conditions. Biot. Prog. 2009, 25, (6), 1630-1636.
  • Borole, A. P.; Hamilton, C. Y., Energy production from food industry wastewaters using bioelectrochemical cells. In Emerging Environmental Technologies, Shah, V., Ed. Springer Publications: Dordrecht, 2009; Vol. 2, pp 97-114.
  • Borole, A.P.; LaBarge, S.; Spott, B., Three-dimensional, gas-phase, fuel cell with a laccase biocathode. J. Power Sources, 188(2):421-426, March 2009.
  • Aaron, D. S.; Tsouris, C.; Hamilton, C. Y.; Borole, A. P., Assessment of the impact of flow rate and ionic strength on performance of microbial fuel cells using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. Energies2010, http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/3/4/592/.
  • Aaron, D. S., Borole AP, et al. Quantifying the Water Content in the Cathode of Enzyme Fuel Cells via Neutron Imaging. J. Power Sources. 196, 1769, (2010).