The progress and outlook of bioelectrocatalysis for the production of chemicals, fuels and materials

H Chen, F Dong, SD Minteer - Nature Catalysis, 2020 - nature.com
Bioelectrocatalysis is a green, sustainable, efficient method to produce value-added
chemicals, clean biofuels and degradable materials. As an alternative approach to modern …

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 …

Recent developments and key barriers to advanced biofuels: A short review

YK Oh, KR Hwang, C Kim, JR Kim, JS Lee - Bioresource Technology, 2018 - Elsevier
Biofuels are regarded as one of the most viable options for reduction of CO 2 emissions in
the transport sector. However, conventional plant-based biofuels (eg, biodiesel …

Accelerated microbial reductive dechlorination of 2, 4, 6-trichlorophenol by weak electrical stimulation

XQ Lin, ZL Li, B Liang, HL Zhai, WW Cai, J Nan… - Water research, 2019 - Elsevier
Microbial reductive dechlorination of chlorinated aromatics frequently suffers from the long
dechlorination period and the generation of toxic metabolites. Biocathode …

Carbon dioxide and organic waste valorization by microbial electrosynthesis and electro-fermentation

Y Jiang, HD May, L Lu, P Liang, X Huang, ZJ Ren - Water research, 2019 - Elsevier
Carbon-rich waste materials (solid, liquid, or gaseous) are largely considered to be a burden
on society due to the large capital and energy costs for their treatment and disposal …

Is there a specific ecological niche for electroactive microorganisms?

C Koch, F Harnisch - ChemElectroChem, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The core of primary microbial electrochemical technologies (METs) is the ability of the
electroactive microorganisms to interact with electrodes via extracellular electron transfer …

Electro-fermentation: how to drive fermentation using electrochemical systems

R Moscoviz, J Toledo-Alarcón, E Trably… - Trends in biotechnology, 2016 - cell.com
Electro-fermentation (EF) is a novel process that consists of electrochemically controlling
microbial fermentative metabolism with electrodes. The electrodes can act as either electron …

High-value biomass from microalgae production platforms: strategies and progress based on carbon metabolism and energy conversion

H Sun, W Zhao, X Mao, Y Li, T Wu, F Chen - Biotechnology for biofuels, 2018 - Springer
Microalgae are capable of producing sustainable bioproducts and biofuels by using carbon
dioxide or other carbon substances in various cultivation modes. It is of great significance to …

Microbial electrochemical technologies with the perspective of harnessing bioenergy: maneuvering towards upscaling

SK Butti, G Velvizhi, MLK Sulonen, JM Haavisto… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2016 - Elsevier
Microbial electrochemical technologies have gained much attention in the recent years
during which basic research has been carried out to provide proof of concept by utilizing …

Microbial electrolysis cell platform for simultaneous waste biorefinery and clean electrofuels generation: current situation, challenges and future perspectives

G Zhen, X Lu, G Kumar, P Bakonyi, K Xu… - Progress in Energy and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Microbial electrolysis cell (MEC) holds the flexible potentials for waste biorefinery, pollutants
removal, CO 2 capture, and bioelectrosynthesis of clean and renewable electrofuels or …