Electroactive microorganisms in bioelectrochemical systems

BE Logan, R Rossi, A Ragab, PE Saikaly - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
A vast array of microorganisms from all three domains of life can produce electrical current
and transfer electrons to the anodes of different types of bioelectrochemical systems. These …

A post-genomic view of the ecophysiology, catabolism and biotechnological relevance of sulphate-reducing prokaryotes

R Rabus, SS Venceslau, L Wöhlbrand… - Advances in microbial …, 2015 - Elsevier
Dissimilatory sulphate reduction is the unifying and defining trait of sulphate-reducing
prokaryotes (SRP). In their predominant habitats, sulphate-rich marine sediments, SRP have …

Electrosynthesis of commodity chemicals by an autotrophic microbial community

CW Marshall, DE Ross, EB Fichot… - Applied and …, 2012 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT A microbial community originating from brewery waste produced methane,
acetate, and hydrogen when selected on a granular graphite cathode poised at− 590 mV …

Long-term operation of microbial electrosynthesis systems improves acetate production by autotrophic microbiomes

CW Marshall, DE Ross, EB Fichot… - … science & technology, 2013 - ACS Publications
Microbial electrosynthesis is the biocathode-driven production of chemicals from CO2 and
has the promise to be a sustainable, carbon-consuming technology. To date, microbial …

Electrobiocommodities: powering microbial production of fuels and commodity chemicals from carbon dioxide with electricity

DR Lovley, KP Nevin - Current opinion in biotechnology, 2013 - Elsevier
Electricity can be an energy source for microbially catalyzed production of fuels and other
organic commodities from carbon dioxide. These electrobiocommodities (E-BCs) can be …

[HTML][HTML] Coupling dark fermentation and microbial electrolysis cells for higher hydrogen yield: Technological competitiveness and challenges

P Srivastava, E García-Quismondo, J Palma… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Hydrogen (H 2) is considered as a renewable energy source which has the potential to
replace the fossil fuel-based economy. When it comes to achieve H 2 production in a …

On the edge of research and technological application: a critical review of electromethanogenesis

R Blasco-Gómez, P Batlle-Vilanova, M Villano… - International journal of …, 2017 - mdpi.com
The conversion of electrical current into methane (electromethanogenesis) by microbes
represents one of the most promising applications of bioelectrochemical systems (BES) …

Microbial electrolysis cell platform for simultaneous waste biorefinery and clean electrofuels generation: current situation, challenges and future perspectives

G Zhen, X Lu, G Kumar, P Bakonyi, K Xu… - Progress in Energy and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Microbial electrolysis cell (MEC) holds the flexible potentials for waste biorefinery, pollutants
removal, CO 2 capture, and bioelectrosynthesis of clean and renewable electrofuels or …

Electron transfer mechanisms between microorganisms and electrodes in bioelectrochemical systems

SA Patil, C Hägerhäll, L Gorton - Bioanalytical reviews, 2012 - Springer
Microbes have been shown to naturally form veritable electric grids in which different
species acting as electron donors and others acting as electron acceptors cooperate. The …

Long-distance electron transfer in a filamentous Gram-positive bacterium

Y Yang, Z Wang, C Gan, LH Klausen, R Bonné… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Long-distance extracellular electron transfer has been observed in Gram-negative bacteria
and plays roles in both natural and engineering processes. The electron transfer can be …