Bruce Logan

• Kappe Professor of Environmental Engineering
• Director, Engineering Energy & Environmental Institute
• 231Q Sackett
• University Park
• (814) 863-7908
• (814) 863-7304 Fax
• blogan@psu.edu
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• Engineering Energy & Environmental Institute
• Personal web page

Keywords:

• Alternative Energy Sources
• Bacteria
• Bioadhesion
• Biofouling
• Bioreactors
• Bioremediation
• Chemistry (Colloid)
• Chemistry (Environmental)
• Energy
• Environmental Engineering
• Fermentation
• Hydrogen and Synthetic Fuel Biosynthesis
• Hydrogen-based Fuels
• Perchlorate
• Transport Phenomena
• Waste Water Treatment

Active Research Projects:

• Electrochemically Assisted Microbial Fermentation of Acetate
• Improving power (electicity) generation in microbial fuel cells
• Isolation and analysis of novel electochemically active bacteria for enhanced power generation in microbial fuel cells
• Microbial Fuel Cell Architectures for a New Wastewater Treatment System
• Testing and Evaluation of System Materials for Creating a Scaleable Bioelectrically Assisted Microbial Reactor (BEAMR)
• Treatability Study of American Eagle Paper Effluent Stream for Use as Feedstock for Microbial Fuel Cell Operation
• WERF Paul L. Busch Award

Completed Research Projects:

• Application of Bioreactor Systems to Low-Concentration Perchlorate-Contaminated Water (Phase I)
• Application of Bioreactor Systems to Low-Concentration Perchlorate-Contaminated Water (Phase II)
• Application of Bioreactor Systems to Low-Concentration Perchlorate-Contaminated Water (Phase III)
• Bacterial Adhesion to Uncoated and Coated Glass Surfaces Analyzed Using Batch Adhesion Tests and AFM
• Biodegradation of Subsurface Pollutants by Chlorate-Respiring Microorganisms
• Biodegradation of Subsurface Pollutants by Chlorate-Respiring Microorganisms (Undergraduate Research Experience)
• Biological Hydrogen Production as a Sustainable Green Technology for Pollution Prevention
• Biological Hydrogen Production in a Membrane Reactor
• Coupled processes for bioenergy production: biological hydrogen linked with microbial fuel cells
• Determination of the Potential for Direct Generation of Electricity from Wastewater Using a Microbial Fuel Cell
• High Yield Hydrogen Production from Waste Biomass
• Interaction of Bacteria with Uncoated and Coated Glass Surfaces and Glass Filters
• Ionpower BEAMR Process
• Measurement and Analysis of the Microbial Sticking Coefficient for Water Treatment Materials
• Molecular Level Analysis of Macromolecule Surface Interactions in Bacterial Adhesion
• Respiratory Enzymes Used for Perchlorate Reduction