Microbial electrosynthesis: where do we go from here?

L Jourdin, T Burdyny - Trends in Biotechnology, 2021 - cell.com
The valorization of CO 2 to valuable products via microbial electrosynthesis (MES) is a
technology transcending the disciplines of microbiology,(electro) chemistry, and …

Engineering wired life: synthetic biology for electroactive bacteria

LJ Bird, BB Kundu, T Tschirhart, AD Corts… - ACS Synthetic …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Electroactive bacteria produce or consume electrical current by moving electrons to and
from extracellular acceptors and donors. This specialized process, known as extracellular …

Maximizing light-driven CO2 and N2 fixation efficiency in quantum dot–bacteria hybrids

X Guan, S Erşan, X Hu, TL Atallah, Y Xie, S Lu, B Cao… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Integrating light-harvesting materials with microbial biochemistry is a viable approach to
produce chemicals with high efficiency from air, water and sunlight. Yet it remains unclear …

Toward abiotic sugar synthesis from CO2 electrolysis

S Cestellos-Blanco, S Louisia, MB Ross, Y Li… - Joule, 2022 - cell.com
Although steady progress has been achieved toward upcycling waste CO 2 through diverse
catalytic strategies, each approach has distinct limitations, hampering the generation of …

[HTML][HTML] Fight for carbon neutrality with state-of-the-art negative carbon emission technologies

J Fu, P Li, Y Lin, H Du, H Liu, W Zhu, H Ren - Eco-Environment & Health, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract After the Industrial Revolution, the ever-increasing atmospheric CO 2 concentration
has resulted in significant problems for human beings. Nearly all countries in the world are …

Electricity-driven microbial metabolism of carbon and nitrogen: a waste-to-resource solution

N Chu, Y Jiang, Q Liang, P Liu, D Wang… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Electricity-driven microbial metabolism relies on the extracellular electron transfer (EET)
process between microbes and electrodes and provides promise for resource recovery from …

Efficient production of lycopene from CO2 via microbial electrosynthesis

H Wu, H Pan, Z Li, T Liu, F Liu, S Xiu, J Wang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Valorization of CO 2 is key to establishing a carbon–neutral society. However, CO 2
possesses a strong C= O with bond energy of 750 kJ/mol, which makes it difficult for …

Efficient production of medium chain fatty acids in microbial electrosynthesis with simultaneous bio-utilization of carbon dioxide and ethanol

Z Li, J Cai, Y Gao, L Zhang, Q Liang, W Hao… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microbial electrosynthesis (MES) is a promising technology for chemicals production driven
by renewable energy. However, how the medium chain fatty acids (MCFAs) production in …

Identification of a pathway for electron uptake in Shewanella oneidensis

AR Rowe, F Salimijazi, L Trutschel, J Sackett… - Communications …, 2021 - nature.com
Extracellular electron transfer (EET) could enable electron uptake into microbial metabolism
for the synthesis of complex, energy dense organic molecules from CO2 and renewable …

Performance evaluation and multidisciplinary analysis of catalytic fixation reactions by material–microbe hybrids

X Guan, Y Xie, C Liu - Nature Catalysis, 2024 - nature.com
Hybrid systems that integrate synthetic materials with biological machinery offer
opportunities for sustainable and efficient catalysis. However, the multidisciplinary and …