Review
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Yidan Hu, Yinghui Wang, Xi Han, Yawei Shan, Feng Li, Liang Shi
Summary: Geobacter and Shewanella, discovered in the late 1980s, are dissimilatory metal-reducing microorganisms capable of transferring electrons to external minerals and electrodes, making them valuable in bioelectrochemical systems for applications like bioelectricity generation. The biofilms of these microorganisms, containing electroactive components, play a critical role in electron transfer efficiency in these systems.
FRONTIERS IN BIOENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Juan F. Ortiz-Medina, Mark R. Poole, Amy M. Grunden, Douglas F. Call
Summary: The anode potential has a significant impact on nitrogen gas fixation rates and ammonium production in Geobacter sulfurreducens. Low anode potential results in increased nitrogen fixation activity and higher intracellular concentrations of organic compounds, contributing to improved energy generation and use in microbial electrochemical technologies.
APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Priya Mukherjee, Saravanan Pichiah, Gopinath Packirisamy, Min Jang
Summary: Microbial fuel cells (MFC) are seen as a sustainable renewable energy resource, where electrogenic bacteria play a key role in enhancing power generation by utilizing waste sources for electron production and transport. The pathway of electron transfer in their cell and its conduction to the extracellular environment of the MFC system are critically discussed in this review.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Zhuoyi Zhou, Yicheng Wu, Yangyong Xu, Zejie Wang, Haiyan Fu, Yue Zheng
Summary: Bacterial strain LYK-6, identified as a member of the Pseudomonas genus, was isolated from microbial fuel cells and showed promising potential in degrading carbamazepine. With the help of extracellular electron transfer, strain LYK-6 not only degraded carbamazepine efficiently but also enhanced electricity generation in microbial fuel cells.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Microbiology
Xinying Liu, David J. F. Walker, Stephen S. Nonnenmann, Dezhi Sun, Derek R. Lovley
Summary: Geobacter sulfurreducens serves as a model microbe for studying extracellular electron transfer in various biogeochemical cycles, bioelectrochemical applications, and microbial metal corrosion. Recent research has shown that electrically conductive pili (e-pili) are abundant filaments in G. sulfurreducens and are essential for long-range electron transport. These findings provide important insights into the role of e-pili in facilitating extracellular electron transfer processes.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Yini Chen, Fan Zhao, Yu Pu, Xiangyu Lin, Haoran Yin, Xinhua Tang
Summary: A porous carbon monolith derived from wax gourd (WGCM) was prepared by freeze-drying and carbonization, and then coated with nano-Fe3O4 to obtain the nano-Fe3O4/WGCM anode. The WGCM anode increased the maximum power density of microbial fuel cells (MFCs), and the nano-Fe3O4/WGCM anode further promoted it. The results demonstrated that the preparation of carbon monolith coated with nano-Fe3O4 was a promising method for anode enhancement in MFCs.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Aparajita Basu, Sourav Manna, Alok Kumar Sil
Summary: In this study, an efficient exoelectrogen, named Paraclostridium sp. AKS46, was successfully isolated, which exhibited a high level of current generation and significant COD reduction in a microbial fuel cell. This new isolate was capable of forming a biofilm on the anode, and multiple electron transfer routes to the electrode surface were observed. Furthermore, it demonstrated the ability to utilize diverse carbon sources and efficiently generate current using different household wastes, suggesting its potential use in sustainable development.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2023)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Hamdan Z. Z. Hamdan, Darine A. A. Salam
Summary: Worldwide pollution of natural media by toxic compounds is a major public health issue. Sediment microbial fuel cells can treat contaminants in aquatic sediments by utilizing an electrical connection between the sediment and overlying water. This review discusses the principles, influencing parameters, applications, and challenges of sediment microbial fuel cells.
ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Subed Chandra Dev Sharma, Jiangwei Li, Anyi Hu, Chao-Chin Chang, Chang-Ping Yu
Summary: This study immobilized bacterial cells with mediators to increase bacterial numbers in anodic biofilm for better microbial fuel cell performance. The mixed culture MFCs produced higher power density compared to pure strains. The integrated use of pre-colonized biofilms and mediator immobilized mixed culture beads showed enhanced MFC performance.
ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Da Liu, Weicheng Huang, Qinghuan Chang, Lu Zhang, Ruiwen Wang, Mei Yan, Hongxue Meng, Bin Yang, Chongshen Guo
Summary: This study demonstrates that the TiN nanoarrays on carbon cloth as the anode can efficiently gather a high percentage of the model exoelectrogen Geobacter. The micro-nano-hierarchical structure of the nanoarrays not only provides more accessible surface area for exoelectrogens, but also resembles bridge structures that reduce mass transport limitations during anolyte flow.
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A
(2021)
Article
Materials Science, Biomaterials
Jeremie-Luc Sanchez, Christel Laberty-Robert
Summary: The study demonstrates that electrospinning technique can be used to synthesize a bacteria-encapsulating bioanode with satisfactory electrical conductivity. The bioanode shows electrochemical activity even after cryodesiccation and can be integrated into microbial fuel cells, exhibiting impressive volume current densities. This thin electrospun system may have potential applications in flexible MFCs or paper-based MFCs.
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY B
(2021)
Article
Microbiology
Beate Christgen, Martin Spurr, Edward M. Milner, Paniz Izadi, Clare McCann, Eileen Yu, Tom Curtis, Keith Scott, Ian M. Head
Summary: Many factors affect the performance of microbial fuel cells (MFCs), including cell configuration, materials, and anode microbiota. Pre-enrichment of the anode with known electrogens like Geobacter spp. can improve MFC performance on complex substrates, but acetate pre-enrichment did not result in significant improvements in voltage, current density, power density, or substrate removal efficiency.
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Hue Ngan Dai, Tam-Anh Duong Nguyen, L. E. Loan-Phung My, Man Van Tran, Tzu-Hsuan Lan, Chin-Tsan Wang
Summary: This study demonstrates the successful recovery of energy from the effluent of hydrogen fermentation by generating electrical power in batch dual-chamber microbial fuel cells inoculated with Shewanella oneidensis MR-1. The performance of MFC was found to be influenced by the addition of lactate in the wastewater, with MFC without lactate addition exhibiting better performance in terms of voltage generation and COD removal.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Fatima Radouani, Concepcion Sanchez-Cid, Adele Silbande, Adeline Laure, Azariel Ruiz -Valencia, Florent Robert, Timothy M. Vogel, Paule Salvin
Summary: Understanding the mechanisms and interactions of exoelectrogenic bacteria in complex biofilms is crucial for the development of microbial fuel cells (MFCs). This study explored the benefits of complex sediment microbial communities for electricity production, focusing on Shewanella isolates. The analysis revealed strong influence of the sediment community on MFCs, and the isolation of electroactive Shewanella algae and Shewanella fodinae from anodic biofilms. These bacteria showed preferential oxidative behaviors and exhibited potential syntrophic interactions for substrate utilization in a complex environment.
BIOELECTROCHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Yunfei Li, Jia Liu, Xuepeng Chen, Jingxuan Wu, Nan Li, Weihua He, Yujie Feng
Summary: In this study, an efficient N- and Fe-abundant carbon cloth (CC) electrode was synthesized and developed as an anode (named FePor-PQ) in microbial fuel cells (MFCs). The FePor-PQ anode achieved a maximum power density of 2165.7 mW m(-2), surpassing other types of electrodes and significantly enriching exoelectrogens. This work demonstrates the synergistic effect of heteroatom coating and surface properties tailoring to enhance both EET efficiency and exoelectrogen enrichment in MFCs, providing valuable insights for designing electrodes in other bio-electrochemical systems.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2021)