Peer Reviewed Journal Articles

H. Rismani-Yazdi, A.D. Christy, B.A. Dehority, M. Morrison, Z. Yu and O.H. Tuovinen. 2007. Electricity generation from cellulose by rumen microorganisms in microbial fuel cells. Biotechnol. Bioeng. 97:1398-1407.   (PDF)

H. Rismani-Yazdi, S. Carver, A.D. Christy, and O.H. Tuovinen. Cathodic limitations and optimization in microbial fuel cells; an overview. 2008. J. Power Sources. 180:683-694.   (PDF)

H. Rismani-Yazdi, A.D. Christy, Z. Yu, B.A. Dehority, M. Morrison, and O.H. Tuovinen. Effect of initial external resistance on microbial fuel cells performance, microbial ecology, and metabolism. Environ. Sci. Technol. In review process.  

H. Rismani-Yazdi, N. Pashmi, S. M. Carver, Z. Yu, O. H. Tuovinen, A. D. Christy. Evaluation of methane production in microbial fuel cells generating electricity from cellulose. Microbial Fuel Cell First International Symposium, 2008, State College, PA. 

A.D. Christy, H. Rismani-Yazdi, S. M. Carver, Z. Yu, O. H. Tuovinen. Cellulose Conversion to Electricity in Microbial Fuel Cells: Challenges and Constraints. Microbial Fuel Cell First International Symposium, 2008, State College, PA. 

H. Rismani-Yazdi, N. Pashmi, S.M. Carver, Z. Yu., O.H. Tuovinen, and A.D. Christy. External circuit resistance influences bacterial diversity and power output in microbial fuel cells. 108^th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, 2008, Boston, MA.

B. Corcoran, J. Henry, R. Rice, H. Rismani-Yazdi, and Ann D. Christy. Cellulosic ethanol from sugarcane bagasse using rumen microorganisms as biocatalysts. American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual Meeting, 2008. Providence, RI.

H. Rismani-Yazdi, A.D. Christy, and O.H. Tuovinen. 2007. Power output assessment of cellulose-based microbial fuel cells operating under different external resistance. Prepr. Pap.-Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Fuel Chem. 2007, 52 (1), 2 p. 234^th National Meeting;. American Chemical Society, Boston, MA.  (PDF)

Rismani-Yazdi, H., A.D. Christy. 2007. Electron transport mechanisms in cellulose-based microbial fuel cells with rumen microorganisms as biocatalysts. Northeast Agricultural and Biological Engineering Conference, Wooster, Ohio, July 29-August 1, 2007.

Rismani-Yazdi, H., O.H. Tuovinen, A.D. Christy, B.A. Dehority. 2007. Direct generation of electricity from renewable biomass using rumen microorganisms as biocatalysts in a microbial fuel cell. OARDC Annual Research Conference, Columbus, Ohio, April 19, 2007

Rismani-Yazdi, H., A.D. Christy, B.A. Dehority, and O.H. Tuovinen. 2006. A microbial fuel cell coupling anaerobic degradation of agricultural lignocellulose wastes to electricity generation. ASABE Paper No. 067115. St. Joseph, Mich.: American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual Meeting, Portland, Oregon, July 9-12, 2006.

Rismani-Yazdi, H., O.H. Tuovinen, A.D. Christy, B.A. Dehority, M. Morrison and Z. Yu. 2006. Rumen microorganisms generate electricity from cellulose in microbial fuel cells. The 106^th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Orlando, Florida, May 21-25, 2006.

Rismani-Yazdi, H., A.D. Christy. 2006. Harvesting electricity from cellulose using rumen microbes in a microbial fuel cell. Ohio Journal of Science 106(1): A-56. 115^th Annual Meeting, The Ohio Academy of Science, Dayton, Ohio, April 21-23, 2006.

Rismani-Yazdi, H., A.D. Christy, B.A. Dehority, and O.H. Tuovinen. 2005. Bioconversion of cellulose into electricity using rumen microorganisms as biocatalysts in a microbial fuel cell. 230^th ACS National Meeting Proceedings. American Chemical Society, Washington, DC. August 28-September 1, 2005. (PDF)

Henslee, B., Gehres, P., Clayton, B., Weber, A., and Rismani-Yazdi, H. 2005. Design of an anaerobic digester and fuel cell system for energy production from dairy waste. USEPA OSWER P³ Award. Washington, DC. May, 16-17, 2005.