Fundamentals, applications, and future directions of bioelectrocatalysis

H Chen, O Simoska, K Lim, M Grattieri, M Yuan… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Bioelectrocatalysis is an interdisciplinary research field combining biocatalysis and
electrocatalysis via the utilization of materials derived from biological systems as catalysts to …

Electroactive microorganisms in bioelectrochemical systems

BE Logan, R Rossi, A Ragab, PE Saikaly - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
A vast array of microorganisms from all three domains of life can produce electrical current
and transfer electrons to the anodes of different types of bioelectrochemical systems. These …

The ins and outs of microorganism–electrode electron transfer reactions

A Kumar, LHH Hsu, P Kavanagh, F Barrière… - Nature Reviews …, 2017 - nature.com
Electron transfer between microorganisms and an electrode—even across long distances—
enables the former to live by coupling to an electronic circuit. Such a system integrates …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

[HTML][HTML] Microbial electron transport and energy conservation–the foundation for optimizing bioelectrochemical systems

F Kracke, I Vassilev, JO Krömer - Frontiers in microbiology, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Microbial electrochemical techniques describe a variety of emerging technologies that use
electrode–bacteria interactions for biotechnology applications including the production of …

Engineering extracellular electron transfer pathways of electroactive microorganisms by synthetic biology for energy and chemicals production

J Zhang, F Li, D Liu, Q Liu, H Song - Chemical Society Reviews, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The excessive consumption of fossil fuels causes massive emission of CO2, leading to
climate deterioration and environmental pollution. The development of substitutes and …

Harnessing the power of microbial autotrophy

NJ Claassens, DZ Sousa, VAPM Dos Santos… - Nature Reviews …, 2016 - nature.com
Autotrophic microorganisms convert CO2 into biomass by deriving energy from light or
inorganic electron donors. These CO2-fixing microorganisms have a large, but so far only …

[HTML][HTML] Microbial electrosynthesis with Clostridium ljungdahlii benefits from hydrogen electron mediation and permits a greater variety of products

ST Boto, B Bardl, F Harnisch, MA Rosenbaum - Green Chemistry, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Microbial electrosynthesis (MES) is a very promising technology addressing the challenge of
carbon dioxide recycling into organic compounds, which might serve as building blocks for …

Electro-fermentation: sustainable bioproductions steered by electricity

B Virdis, RD Hoelzle, A Marchetti, ST Boto… - Biotechnology …, 2022 - Elsevier
The market of biobased products obtainable via fermentation processes has steadily
increased over the past few years, driven by the need to create a decarbonized economy. To …

[HTML][HTML] Microbial electro-fermentation for synthesis of chemicals and biofuels driven by bi-directional extracellular electron transfer

Z Gong, H Yu, J Zhang, F Li, H Song - Synthetic and Systems Biotechnology, 2020 - Elsevier
Electroactive bacteria could perform bi-directional extracellular electron transfer (EET) to
exchange electrons and energy with extracellular environments, thus playing a central role …