TY - JOUR AU - Satinover, Scott J. AU - Rodriguez, Miguel AU - Campa, Maria F. AU - Hazen, Terry C. AU - Borole, Abhijeet P. PY - 2020 DA - 2020/10/13 TI - Performance and community structure dynamics of microbial electrolysis cells operated on multiple complex feedstocks JO - Biotechnology for Biofuels SP - 169 VL - 13 IS - 1 AB - Microbial electrolysis is a promising technology for converting aqueous wastes into hydrogen. However, substrate adaptability is an important feature, seldom documented in microbial electrolysis cells (MECs). In addition, the correlation between substrate composition and community structure has not been well established. This study used an MEC capable of producing over 10 L/L-day of hydrogen from a switchgrass-derived bio-oil aqueous phase and investigated four additional substrates, tested in sequence on a mature biofilm. The additional substrates included a red oak-derived bio-oil aqueous phase, a corn stover fermentation product, a mixture of phenol and acetate, and acetate alone. SN - 1754-6834 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s13068-020-01803-y DO - 10.1186/s13068-020-01803-y ID - Satinover2020 ER -