Skip to main content

Table 2 Concentrations of organic acids in the fermentation broths collected after 30 days and 90 days of operation of MFC-1 and MFC-2, respectively, and after 52 days of operation of MFC-1′ and MFC-2′

From: Less biomass and intracellular glutamate in anodic biofilms lead to efficient electricity generation by microbial fuel cells

MFC

Organic acid (mM)

Acetate

Propionate

Butyrate

Lactate

MFC-1

1.97

0.61

1.47

ND

MFC-2

1.46

1.30

0.41

ND

MFC-1′

1.95

0.92

1.22

0.07

MFC-2′

1.99

0.95

1.52

0.06

  1. ND, not detected