Communities stimulated with ethanol to perform direct interspecies electron transfer for syntrophic metabolism of propionate and butyrate

Z Zhao, Y Zhang, Q Yu, Y Dang, Y Li, X Quan - Water research, 2016 - Elsevier
Direct interspecies electron transfer (DIET) has been considered as an alternative to
interspecies H 2 transfer (IHT) for syntrophic metabolism, but the microorganisms capable of …

Microbial biofilms as living photoconductors due to ultrafast electron transfer in cytochrome OmcS nanowires

J Neu, CC Shipps, MJ Guberman-Pfeffer… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Light-induced microbial electron transfer has potential for efficient production of value-added
chemicals, biofuels and biodegradable materials owing to diversified metabolic pathways …

Current advances and challenges for direct interspecies electron transfer in anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludge

HY Jin, ZW He, YX Ren, CC Tang, AJ Zhou… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
To realize energy self-sufficiency demand is a key component of carbon–neutral goal of
wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). Waste activated sludge (WAS), as the by-product of …

Thermophilic archaea activate butane via alkyl-coenzyme M formation

R Laso-Pérez, G Wegener, K Knittel, F Widdel… - Nature, 2016 - nature.com
The anaerobic formation and oxidation of methane involve unique enzymatic mechanisms
and cofactors, all of which are believed to be specific for C1-compounds. Here we show that …

Electroactive bacteria in natural ecosystems and their applications in microbial fuel cells for bioremediation: A review

GL Garbini, A Barra Caracciolo, P Grenni - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Electroactive bacteria (EAB) are natural microorganisms (mainly Bacteria and Archaea)
living in various habitats (eg, water, soil, sediment), including extreme ones, which can …

Enhancing sludge methanogenesis with improved redox activity of extracellular polymeric substances by hematite in red mud

J Ye, A Hu, G Ren, M Chen, J Tang, P Zhang, S Zhou… - Water Research, 2018 - Elsevier
Different conductive materials have been employed to stimulate direct interspecies electron
transfer (DIET) during methanogenesis, but few studies have been concerned with the …

Magnetite compensates for the lack of a pilin‐associated c‐type cytochrome in extracellular electron exchange

F Liu, AE Rotaru, PM Shrestha… - Environmental …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Nanoscale magnetite can facilitate microbial extracellular electron transfer that plays an
important role in biogeochemical cycles, bioremediation and several bioenergy strategies …

Potential enhancement of direct interspecies electron transfer for syntrophic metabolism of propionate and butyrate with biochar in up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket …

Z Zhao, Y Zhang, DE Holmes, Y Dang… - Bioresource …, 2016 - Elsevier
Promoting direct interspecies electron transfer (DIET) to enhance syntrophic metabolism
may be a strategy for accelerating the conversion of organic wastes to methane, but …

Electroactive biofilms: current status and future research needs

AP Borole, G Reguera, B Ringeisen… - Energy & …, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
Electroactive biofilms (EABFs) generated by electrochemically active microorganisms have
many potential applications in bioenergy and chemicals production. Biofilm electroactivity …

Microbial electrocatalysis: redox mediators responsible for extracellular electron transfer

X Liu, L Shi, JD Gu - Biotechnology advances, 2018 - Elsevier
Redox mediator plays an important role in extracellular electron transfer (EET) in many
environments wherein microbial electrocatalysis occurs actively. Because of the block of cell …