Electroactive biofilms: current status and future research needs

AP Borole, G Reguera, B Ringeisen… - Energy & …, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
Electroactive biofilms (EABFs) generated by electrochemically active microorganisms have
many potential applications in bioenergy and chemicals production. Biofilm electroactivity …

The microbe electric: conversion of organic matter to electricity

DR Lovley - Current opinion in Biotechnology, 2008 - Elsevier
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 …

Metatranscriptomic evidence for direct interspecies electron transfer between Geobacter and Methanothrix species in methanogenic rice paddy soils

DE Holmes, PM Shrestha, DJF Walker… - Applied and …, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
The possibility that Methanothrix (formerly Methanosaeta) and Geobacter species cooperate
via direct interspecies electron transfer (DIET) in terrestrial methanogenic environments was …

Cathodic limitations in microbial fuel cells: an overview

H Rismani-Yazdi, SM Carver, AD Christy… - Journal of Power …, 2008 - Elsevier
Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are a promising technology for sustainable production of
alternative energy and waste treatment. The performance of microbial fuel cells is severely …

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 …

A comprehensive overview on electro-active biofilms, role of exo-electrogens and their microbial niches in microbial fuel cells (MFCs)

GD Saratale, RG Saratale, MK Shahid, G Zhen… - Chemosphere, 2017 - Elsevier
Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are biocatalyzed systems which can drive electrical energy by
directly converting chemical energy using microbial biocatalyst and are considered as one …

A novel ecological role of the Firmicutes identified in thermophilic microbial fuel cells

KC Wrighton, P Agbo, F Warnecke, KA Weber… - The ISME …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Significant effort is currently focused on microbial fuel cells (MFCs) as a source of renewable
energy. Most studies concentrate on operation at mesophilic temperatures. However …

Bioelectrochemical analyses of the development of a thermophilic biocathode catalyzing electromethanogenesis

Q Fu, Y Kuramochi, N Fukushima… - Environmental …, 2015 - ACS Publications
The use of thermophilic microorganisms as biocatalysts for electromethanogenesis was
investigated. Single-chamber reactors inoculated with thermophiles and operated at 55° C …

A review on sediment microbial fuel cells as a new source of sustainable energy and heavy metal remediation: mechanisms and future prospective

SZ Abbas, M Rafatullah, N Ismail… - International Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Sediment microbial fuel cells (SMFCs) are different from microbial fuel cells because they
are completely anoxic and lack a membrane. SMFCs are a novel technology for the …

Biocathode in microbial electrolysis cell; present status and future prospects

T Jafary, WRW Daud, M Ghasemi, BH Kim… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2015 - Elsevier
The application of the biocathode for hydrogen production in a Microbial Electrolysis Cell
(MEC) is a promising alternative to precious metal catalysts. However, biocathodes are still …