Growth and current production of mixed culture anodic biofilms remain unaffected by sub-microscale surface roughness

M Pierra, M Golozar, X Zhang, A Prévoteau… - …, 2018 - Elsevier
Bioelectrochemical systems couple electricity demand/supply to the metabolic redox
reactions of microorganisms. Generally, electrodes act not only as electron …

[HTML][HTML] Scratching the surface—how decisive are microscopic surface structures on growth and performance of electrochemically active bacteria?

C Moß, SA Patil, U Schröder - Frontiers in Energy Research, 2019 - frontiersin.org
This study elucidates the role of micrometer-scale electrode surface structures on the growth
and the electrochemical performance of mixed culture electrochemically active biofilms …

Delving through electrogenic biofilms: from anodes to cathodes to microbes

L Semenec, AE Franks - Aims bioengineering, 2015 - researchers.mq.edu.au
The study of electromicrobiology has grown into its own field over the last decades and
involves microbially driven redox reactions at electrodes as part of a microbial …

Periodic polarization of electroactive biofilms increases current density and charge carriers concentration while modifying biofilm structure

X Zhang, A Prévoteau, RO Louro, CM Paquete… - Biosensors and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Anodic electroactive biofilms (EABs) need to overcome low current densities for applications
such as microbial fuel cells or biosensors. EABs can store charge in self-produced redox …

Catalytic response of microbial biofilms grown under fixed anode potentials depends on electrochemical cell configuration

A Kumar, A Siggins, K Katuri, T Mahony… - Chemical engineering …, 2013 - Elsevier
In microbial electrochemical cells the anode potential can vary over a wide range, which
alters the thermodynamic energy available for bacterial-electrode electron exchange …

Impact of electrode micro-and nano-scale topography on the formation and performance of microbial electrodes

P Champigneux, ML Delia, A Bergel - Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 2018 - Elsevier
From a fundamental standpoint, microbial electrochemistry is unravelling a thrilling link
between life and materials. Technically, it may be the source of a large number of new …

Electrode material properties for designing effective microbial electrosynthesis systems

M Sharma, Y Alvarez-Gallego, W Achouak… - Journal of Materials …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
The electrode material is one of the key components of a bioelectrochemical system (BES),
serving as substratum for the electroactive biofilm development and hence playing a pivotal …

Electroactive biofilm and electron transfer in the microbial electrochemical system

A Vijay, JM Sonawane, PC Ghosh - Scaling Up of Microbial …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microbial electrochemical systems (MES) utilize microorganisms to convert chemical energy
stored in the organic matter into electrical energy. The microorganisms that can transfer …

[HTML][HTML] Electrogenic biofilm development determines charge accumulation and resistance to ph perturbation

IS Michie, RM Dinsdale, AJ Guwy, GC Premier - Energies, 2020 - mdpi.com
The electrogenic biofilm and the bio-electrode interface are the key biocatalytic components
in bioelectrochemical systems (BES) and can have a large impact on cell performance. This …

Electroactive mixed culture biofilms in microbial bioelectrochemical systems: the role of temperature for biofilm formation and performance

SA Patil, F Harnisch, B Kapadnis, U Schröder - Biosensors and …, 2010 - Elsevier
In this paper we investigate the temperature dependence and temperature limits of waste
water derived anodic microbial biofilms. We demonstrate that these biofilms are active in a …