Bioanode boosts efficacy of chlorobenzenes-powered microbial fuel cell: Performance, kinetics, and mechanism

S Jiang, H Liu, W Zhang, Y Lu - Bioresource Technology, 2024 - Elsevier
Microbial fuel cell (MFC) is a promising device for water decontamination and energy
generation. However, the correlation between power generation and pollutant degradation …

Elucidating the impacts of cobalt (II) ions on extracellular electron transfer and pollutant degradation by anodic biofilms in bioelectrochemical systems during industrial …

C Amanze, X Wu, R Anaman, SI Alhassan… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
Electrogenic biofilms in bioelectrochemical systems (BES) are critical in wastewater
treatment. Industrial effluents often contain cobalt (Co 2+); however, its impact on biofilms is …

Removal and recycling of aqueous selenite anions using cobalt-based metal–organic-framework coated on multi-walled carbon nanotubes composite membrane

F Xu, S Fan, Y Li, J Ma, L Yang, S Ma - Journal of Colloid and Interface …, 2024 - Elsevier
The utilization of selenium as a novel functional material is rapidly expanding, and the
retrieval of selenium from waste containing selenium is gaining recognition in the industry …

Selenium treatment via integrating flow electrode capacitive deionization (FCDI) and bio-electrochemical systems (BES)

A Riveros, BK Asefaw, Q Wang, T Maqbool, Y Tang… - Water Research, 2025 - Elsevier
Selenium pollution in aquatic environments poses a major global challenge, with a
significant gap in effective treatment technologies. In this study, we explored a novel …

Removal of selenate from wastewater using a bioelectrochemical reactor: The importance of measuring selenide and the role of competing anions

BK Asefaw, H Chen, Y Tang - Biochemical Engineering Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Removal of selenate (SeO 4 2-) from selenate-contaminated wastewater is
challenging due to the commonly co-existing and competing anions of sulfate (SO 4 2-) and …

Tellurite Reduction and Extracellular Recovery of Tellurium Nanorods Using Bioelectrochemical Reactors

BK Asefaw, H Chen, Y Tang - ACS ES&T Water, 2024 - ACS Publications
Tellurium is a critical mineral for the foreseeable future due to its scarcity and importance in
future energy technology. A biocathode of a bioelectrochemical reactor (BEC) was used for …

Unraveling mechanisms of selenium recovery by facultative anaerobic bacterium Azospira sp. A9D-23B in distinct reactor configurations

BK Asefaw, N Walia, ME Stroupe, H Chen… - … Science and Pollution …, 2024 - Springer
Microbial processes are crucial in the redox transformations of toxic selenium oxyanions.
This study focused on isolating an efficient selenate-reducing strain, Azospira sp. A9D-23B …