Microbial electrosynthesis from CO2: Challenges, opportunities and perspectives in the context of circular bioeconomy

B Bian, S Bajracharya, J Xu, D Pant, PE Saikaly - Bioresource technology, 2020 - Elsevier
Recycling CO 2 into organic products through microbial electrosynthesis (MES) is attractive
from the perspective of circular bioeconomy. However, several challenges need to be …

Recent developments and key barriers to microbial CO2 electrobiorefinery

SY Lee, YK Oh, S Lee, HN Fitriana, M Moon… - Bioresource …, 2021 - Elsevier
The electrochemical conversion of CO 2 can include renewable surplus electricity storage
and CO 2 utilisation. This review focuses on the microbial CO 2 electrobiorefinery based on …

A review of microbial electrosynthesis applied to carbon dioxide capture and conversion: The basic principles, electrode materials, and bioproducts

S Zhang, J Jiang, H Wang, F Li, T Hua, W Wang - Journal of CO2 Utilization, 2021 - Elsevier
Atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO 2) concentrations are currently rising at an unstoppable
rate, and it is urgent to curb this trend for a stable and sustainable atmospheric environment …

Technological progress and readiness level of microbial electrosynthesis and electrofermentation for carbon dioxide and organic wastes valorization

M Roy, N Aryal, Y Zhang, SA Patil, D Pant - Current Opinion in Green and …, 2022 - Elsevier
In order to achieve a carbon-efficient circular economy, a paradigm shift is required to
valorize carbon dioxide (CO 2) and organic wastes into value-added products. Among …

Microbial electrosynthesis: A way towards the production of electro-commodities through carbon sequestration with microbes as biocatalysts

S Das, L Diels, D Pant, SA Patil… - Journal of The …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
There has been a considerable increment in the atmospheric CO 2 concentration, which has
majorly contributed to the problem of global warming. This issue can be extenuated by …

Microbial electrosynthesis from CO2: forever a promise?

A Prévoteau, JM Carvajal-Arroyo, R Ganigué… - Current opinion in …, 2020 - Elsevier
Highlights•MES was proposed as a route to convert CO 2 to commodities.•Performance
indicators of MES are plateauing and far from economic competitiveness.•Effective water …

Valorisation of CO2 into Value-Added Products via Microbial Electrosynthesis (MES) and Electro-Fermentation Technology

M Quraishi, K Wani, S Pandit, PK Gupta, AK Rai… - Fermentation, 2021 - mdpi.com
Microbial electrocatalysis reckons on microbes as catalysts for reactions occurring at
electrodes. Microbial fuel cells and microbial electrolysis cells are well-known in this context; …

Carbon dioxide reduction to high–value chemicals in microbial electrosynthesis system: Biological conversion and regulation strategies

G Chen, R Wang, M Sun, J Chen, E Iyobosa, J Zhao - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Large emissions of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO 2) are causing climatic and
environmental problems. It is crucial to capture and utilize the excess CO 2 through diverse …

Bioelectrochemical conversion of CO 2 to chemicals: CO 2 as a next generation feedstock for electricity-driven bioproduction in batch and continuous modes

S Bajracharya, K Vanbroekhoven, CJN Buisman… - Faraday …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
The recent concept of microbial electrosynthesis (MES) has evolved as an electricity-driven
production technology for chemicals from low-value carbon dioxide (CO2) using micro …

Microbial electrosynthesis: carbonaceous electrode materials for CO 2 conversion

GS Lekshmi, K Bazaka, S Ramakrishna… - Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Microbial electrosynthesis (MES) is a sustainable approach to address greenhouse gas
(GHG) emissions using anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) as a building block to create …