Semi-biological approaches to solar-to-chemical conversion

X Fang, S Kalathil, E Reisner - Chemical Society Reviews, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
This review presents a comprehensive summary of the recent development in semi-artificial
photosynthesis, a biological-material hybrid approach to solar-to-chemical conversion that …

Electrotrophy: other microbial species, iron, and electrodes as electron donors for microbial respirations

DR Lovley - Bioresource technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Electrotrophy, the growth of microbes on extracellular electron donors, drives important
biogeochemical cycles and has practical applications. Studies of Fe (II)-based electrotrophy …

Reversing electron transfer chain for light-driven hydrogen production in biotic–abiotic hybrid systems

HX Han, LJ Tian, DF Liu, HQ Yu… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The biotic–abiotic photosynthetic system integrating inorganic light absorbers with whole-
cell biocatalysts innovates the way for sustainable solar-driven chemical transformation …

Extracellular electron transfer and the conductivity in microbial aggregates during biochemical wastewater treatment: A bottom-up analysis of existing knowledge

Y Gu, X Qi, X Yang, Y Jiang, P Liu, X Quan, P Liang - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Microbial extracellular electron transfer (EET) plays a crucial role in bioenergy production
and resource recovery from wastewater. Interdisciplinary efforts have been made to unveil …

Enhancement of nitrate reduction in microbial fuel cells by acclimating biocathode potential: Performance, microbial community, and mechanism

J Yao, J Qi, J Sun, X Qian, J Chen - Bioresource Technology, 2024 - Elsevier
The enhancement of nitrate reduction in microbial fuel cells (MFCs) by acclimating
biocathode potential was studied. An MFC system was started up, and measured by cyclic …

A review on bioelectrochemical systems for emerging pollutants remediation: A computational approaches

S Ahmadi, A Rezae, S Ghosh, A Malloum… - Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
A wide range of pollutant compounds are discharged into the environment that they need
suitable remediations. For solving the problem, the bioelectrochemical systems (BESs) are …

Harnessing photosynthesis to produce electricity using cyanobacteria, green algae, seaweeds and plants

Y Shlosberg, G Schuster, N Adir - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The conversion of solar energy into electrical current by photosynthetic organisms has the
potential to produce clean energy. Life on earth depends on photosynthesis, the major …

Photodriven chemical synthesis by whole-cell-based biohybrid systems: From system construction to mechanism study

J Shen, Y Liu, L Qiao - ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2023 - ACS Publications
By simulating natural photosynthesis, the desirable high-value chemical products and clean
fuels can be sustainably generated with solar energy. Whole-cell-based photosensitized …

Interspecies electron transfer between Geobacter and denitrifying bacteria for nitrogen removal in bioelectrochemical system

W Guo, X Ying, N Zhao, S Yu, X Zhang, H Feng… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Groundwater nitrate pollution is a severe environmental problem causing global concern.
Among others, autotrophic denitrification on polarized electrodes is one of the energy …

NADPH performs mediated electron transfer in cyanobacterial-driven bio-photoelectrochemical cells

Y Shlosberg, B Eichenbaum, TN Tóth, G Levin… - Iscience, 2021 - cell.com
Previous studies have shown that live cyanobacteria can produce photocurrent in bio-
photoelectrochemical cells (BPECs) that can be exploited for clean renewable energy …