Metal laden wastes and contamination pose a threat to ecosystem well being and human
health. Metal containing waste streams are also a valuable resource for recovery of precious …

Microbial electrocatalysis relies on microorganisms as catalysts for reactions occurring at
electrodes. Microbial fuel cells and microbial electrolysis cells are well known in this context; …

The core of primary microbial electrochemical technologies (METs) is the ability of the
electroactive microorganisms to interact with electrodes via extracellular electron transfer …

Electromicrobiology deals with the interactions between microorganisms and electronic
devices and with the novel electrical properties of microorganisms. A diversity of …

Microbial fuel cells (MFC) are bio-catalyzed electrochemical hybrid systems which function
by converting chemical energy to electrical energy through a cascade of redox reactions in …

In anaerobic biota, reducing equivalents (electrons) are transferred between different
species of microbes [interspecies electron transfer (IET)], establishing the basis of …

Microbial electrolysis cells (MECs) are an electricity-mediated microbial bioelectrochemical
technology, which is originally developed for high-efficiency biological hydrogen production …

This review illuminates extracellular electron transfer mechanisms that may be involved in
microbial bioelectrochemical systems with biocathodes. Microbially-catalyzed cathodes are …

The increasing awareness of the energy–environment nexus is compelling the development
of technologies that reduce environmental impacts during energy production as well as …

Broad application of microbial fuel cells will require substantial increases in current density.
A better understanding of the microbiology of these systems may help. Recent studies have …