Electrochemically active biofilms: facts and fiction. A review

J Babauta, R Renslow, Z Lewandowski, H Beyenal - Biofouling, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
This review examines the electrochemical techniques used to study extracellular electron
transfer in the electrochemically active biofilms that are used in microbial fuel cells and other …

Microbial catalysis of the oxygen reduction reaction for microbial fuel cells: a review

B Erable, D Féron, A Bergel - ChemSusChem, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The slow kinetics of the electrochemical oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is a crucial
bottleneck in the development of microbial fuel cells (MFCs). This article firstly gives an …

Syntrophic anaerobic photosynthesis via direct interspecies electron transfer

PT Ha, SR Lindemann, L Shi, AC Dohnalkova… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Microbial phototrophs, key primary producers on Earth, use H2O, H2, H2S and other
reduced inorganic compounds as electron donors. Here we describe a form of metabolism …

[HTML][HTML] Zinc removal and recovery from industrial wastewater with a microbial fuel cell: Experimental investigation and theoretical prediction

SS Lim, JM Fontmorin, HT Pham, E Milner… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) that simultaneously remove organic contaminants and
recovering metals provide a potential route for industry to adopt clean technologies. In this …

[PDF][PDF] Trends and prospects of sediment microbial fuel cells as sustainable aquatic ecosystem remediation technology

S Son, SP Jung - Journal of Korean Society of Environmental …, 2022 - researchgate.net
A sediment microbial fuel cell (SMFC) is a system in which MFC is applied to a sediment
layer of an aqueous system for water purification. SMFCs can remove contaminants from …

pH, redox potential and local biofilm potential microenvironments within Geobacter sulfurreducens biofilms and their roles in electron transfer

JT Babauta, HD Nguyen, TD Harrington… - Biotechnology and …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The limitation of pH inside electrode‐respiring biofilms is a well‐known concept. However,
little is known about how pH and redox potential are affected by increasing current inside …

Enhancing electrocatalytic oxygen reduction on nitrogen-doped graphene by active sites implantation

L Feng, L Yang, Z Huang, J Luo, M Li, D Wang… - Scientific reports, 2013 - nature.com
The shortage of nitrogen active sites and relatively low nitrogen content result in unsatisfying
eletrocatalytic activity and durability of nitrogen-doped graphene (NG) for oxygen reduction …

Sediment microbial fuel cells as a new source of renewable and sustainable energy: present status and future prospects

A Zabihallahpoor, M Rahimnejad, F Talebnia - RSC advances, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Active biocatalysts such as microorganisms or enzymes liberate electrons while electron
donors are consumed in biological fuel cells. Biological fuel cells are a novel technology …

One-step fabrication of binder-free air cathode for microbial fuel cells by using balsa wood biochar

HC Chang, W Gustave, ZF Yuan, Y Xiao… - … Technology & Innovation, 2020 - Elsevier
Efficient cathode performance is crucial for the power generation of microbial fuel cells
(MFCs). Therefore, the development of a cost effective and efficient cathode is urgently …

The mechanism of neutral red-mediated microbial electrosynthesis in Escherichia coli: menaquinone reduction

TD Harrington, VN Tran, A Mohamed, R Renslow… - Bioresource …, 2015 - Elsevier
The aim of this work was to elucidate the mechanism of mediated microbial electrosynthesis
via neutral red from an electrode to fermenting Escherichia coli cultures in a …