Microbial electrolysis cell (MEC): Strengths, weaknesses and research needs from electrochemical engineering standpoint

R Rousseau, L Etcheverry, E Roubaud, R Basséguy… - Applied Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Microbial electrolysis cells (MECs) produce hydrogen at the cathode associated with the
oxidation of organic matter at the anode. This technology can produce hydrogen by …

Impact of cultivation substrate and microbial community on improving mushroom productivity: A review

N Suwannarach, J Kumla, Y Zhao, P Kakumyan - Biology, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Lignocellulosic material and substrate formulations affect mushroom
productivity. The microbial community in cultivation substrates affects the quality of the …

DIET-like mutualism of Geobacter and methanogens at specific electrode potential boosts production of both methane and hydrogen from propionate

Y Yan, J Zhang, L Tian, X Yan, L Du, A Leininger… - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Direct interspecies electron transfer (DIET) has been demonstrated to be an efficient type of
mutualism in methanogenesis. However, few studies have reported its presence in mixed …

Microbial fingerprints of methanation in a hybrid electric-biological anaerobic digestion

B Wang, W Liu, B Liang, J Jiang, A Wang - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Biomethane as a sustainable, alternative, and carbon-neutral renewable energy source to
fossil fuels is highly needed to alleviate the global energy crisis and climate change. The …

Bioenergy recovery from wastewater accelerated by solar power: Intermittent electro-driving regulation and capacitive storage in biomass

B Wang, W Liu, Y Zhang, A Wang - Water Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Electroactive microorganisms (EAMs) can act as pseudocapacitor to store energy and
discharge electrons on need, while electromethanogens acting as receptor are able to …

Recent advances in cathode materials and configurations for upgrading methane in bioelectrochemical systems integrated with anaerobic digestion

MT Noori, MT Vu, RB Ali, B Min - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2020 - Elsevier
Methane enrichment in anaerobic digestion (AD) is definitely required to enhance the
calorific value of biogas to ensure its application as an off-grid energy source …

Integrating anaerobic digestion with microbial electrolysis cell for performance enhancement: A review

W Wang, DJ Lee, Z Lei - Bioresource Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Anaerobic digestion has been recognized as promising technology for bioenergy
production, while the bottlenecks including long start up times, low methane contents, and …

Microbial community composition turnover and function in the mesophilic phase predetermine chicken manure composting efficiency

H Liu, Y Huang, W Duan, C Qiao, Q Shen, R Li - Bioresource technology, 2020 - Elsevier
The aim of this work was to study the influence of inoculation with microbial inoculants (MI)
or mature compost (MC) by comparing the resultant composting efficiency with that in a …

Intermittent electro field regulated mutualistic interspecies electron transfer away from the electrodes for bioenergy recovery from wastewater

B Wang, W Liu, Y Zhang, A Wang - Water Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Lately, extracellular electron transfer (EET) is widely disclosed on the surface of the
bioelectrodes, and conductive (bio) carriers involved in anaerobic biodegradation …

[HTML][HTML] Electrochemistry-stimulated environmental bioremediation: Development of applicable modular electrode and system scale-up

AJ Wang, HC Wang, HY Cheng, B Liang, WZ Liu… - Environmental Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
Bioelectrochemical systems (BESs) have been studied extensively during the past decades
owing primarily to their versatility and potential in addressing the water-energy-resource …