Electron transfer beyond the outer membrane: putting electrons to rest

JA Gralnick, DR Bond - Annual Review of Microbiology, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Extracellular electron transfer (EET) is the physiological process that enables the reduction
or oxidation of molecules and minerals beyond the surface of a microbial cell. The first …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in biological approaches towards anode biofilm engineering for improvement of extracellular electron transfer in microbial fuel cells

T Naaz, A Kumar, A Vempaty, N Singhal… - Environmental …, 2023 - eeer.org
Over the last two decades, scientific communities have been more interested in turning
organic waste materials into bioenergy. Microbial fuel cells (MFC) can degrade organic …

Structure of Geobacter cytochrome OmcZ identifies mechanism of nanowire assembly and conductivity

Y Gu, MJ Guberman-Pfeffer, V Srikanth, C Shen… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
OmcZ nanowires produced by Geobacter species have high electron conductivity (> 30 S
cm− 1). Of 111 cytochromes present in G. sulfurreducens, OmcZ is the only known nanowire …

Accelerated Microbial Corrosion by Magnetite and Electrically Conductive Pili through Direct Fe0‐to‐Microbe Electron Transfer

Y Jin, E Zhou, T Ueki, D Zhang, Y Fan, D Xu… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Electrobiocorrosion, the process in which microbes extract electrons from metallic iron (Fe0)
through direct Fe0‐microbe electrical connections, is thought to contribute to the costly …

Bioelectrocatalytic Synthesis: Concepts and Applications

DG Boucher, E Carroll, ZA Nguyen… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Bioelectrocatalytic synthesis is the conversion of electrical energy into value‐added
products using biocatalysts. These methods merge the specificity and selectivity of …

Microalgae–material hybrid for enhanced photosynthetic energy conversion: a promising path towards carbon neutrality

W Xiong, Y Peng, W Ma, X Xu, Y Zhao… - National Science …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Photosynthetic energy conversion for high-energy chemicals generation is one of the most
viable solutions in the quest for sustainable energy towards carbon neutrality. Microalgae …

Binder-free Fe nano oxides decoration for stimulating power generation in microbial fuel cell: effects on electrode substrates and function mechanism

X Lin, L Zheng, M Zhang, Y Qin, X Liu, Y Liu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanomaterials are ideal for electrode modification to improve the power output of microbial
fuel cells (MFCs). The nanomaterials decoration usually needs a conductive binder which …

The varied roles of pilA-N, omcE, omcS, omcT, and omcZ in extracellular electron transfer by Geobacter sulfurreducens

J Jiang, P He, Y Luo, Z Peng, Y Jiang, Y Hu… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Geobacter sulfurreducens mediates extracellular electron transfer (EET) reactions with
different substrates, such as solid-phase Fe (III)-containing minerals, anodes and the cells of …

Enhancing electrical outputs of the fuel cells with Geobacter sulferreducens by overexpressing nanowire proteins

Z Wang, Y Hu, Y Dong, L Shi… - Microbial Biotechnology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Protein nanowires are critical electroactive components for electron transfer of Geobacter
sulfurreducens biofilm. To determine the applicability of the nanowire proteins in improving …

Electroactive microbe communication: A crucial aspect for energy generation in bio-electrochemical systems

V Godbole, S Singh, PC Ramamurthy, NA Khan… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The rising environmental issues have intensified research in developing microbial fuel cells
(MFCs) as a green and sustainable source of energy generation. The discovery of …