Highlights•e-Pili enable unprecedented long-range biological electron transfer.•e-Pili are
electrical connectors for interspecies electron transfer and Fe (III) oxide reduction.•Aromatic …

Methanogenesis can be promoted by the addition of conductive materials. Although
stimulating effects of conductive materials on methane (CH 4) production has been …

Production of renewable energy is one of the prime focuses of modern research and
industry. Anaerobic digestion (AD), as a mean for biogas production, is hence the fastest …

Microbial sulfate-reduction coupling polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) degradation is
an important process for the remediation of contaminated sediments. However, little is …

Heteroatom doping can fabricate functional groups on the surface of the bio-based carbon
materials. In this work, two types of dual-heteroatom doped bio-based carbon (DHBC) were …

The possibility of stimulating direct interspecies electron transfer (DIET) within aggregates of
methanogenic digesters respectively with ethanol, glycol, and glycerol as a primary …

Anaerobic digestion is an effective and sustainable technology for resource utilization of
organic wastes. Recently, adding conductive materials in anaerobic digestion to promote …

Electro-fermentation (EF) is an upcoming technology that can control the metabolism of
exoelectrogenic bacteria (ie, bacteria that transfer electrons using an extracellular …

Although commonly viewed as a promising method, dry anaerobic digestion is not been
widely applied to dispose of food wastes, especially in developing countries because of its …

Electro-fermentation is an emerging bioporcess that could regulate the metabolism of
electrochemically active microorganisms. The provision of electrodes for the fermentation …