A. S. Vishwanathan

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Is there an alternate to Crystal Violet for studying biofilm formation?

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How can I enhance biofilm formation on the anode of a microbial fuel cell?

What are the techniques that can be used to analyse the structure and functions of the biofilm on the anode?

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What factors does Hydraulic Retention Time for a continuous flow MFC depend on?

Is it specific to the composition of the anolyte and desired outcome? Or is there a general value?

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Why does the power density curve for a microbial fuel cell loop backwards under certain conditions?

As I understand, this happens if an attempt is made to draw more current than the microbes in the anode can support. Can someone please elaborate?

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Would a biofilm on anode of a microbial fuel cell impede transfer of electrons from microbes in the anolyte?

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