Biophotovoltaics: green power generation from sunlight and water

J Tschörtner, B Lai, JO Krömer - Frontiers in microbiology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Biophotovoltaics is a relatively new discipline in microbial fuel cell research. The basic idea
is the conversion of light energy into electrical energy using photosynthetic microorganisms …

Biophotovoltaics: Recent advances and perspectives

H Zhu, H Wang, Y Zhang, Y Li - Biotechnology Advances, 2023 - Elsevier
Biophotovoltaics (BPV) is a clean power generation technology that uses self-renewing
photosynthetic microorganisms to capture solar energy and generate electrical current …

Carbon nanotube uptake in cyanobacteria for near-infrared imaging and enhanced bioelectricity generation in living photovoltaics

A Antonucci, M Reggente, C Roullier, AJ Gillen… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The distinctive properties of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) have inspired the
development of many novel applications in the field of cell nanobiotechnology. However …

[HTML][HTML] Turning light into electricity, biologically

H Zhu, Y Li - Green Carbon, 2023 - Elsevier
There is an urgent need to develop new technologies to convert solar energy into fuels or
electricity for a sustainable circular economy, eventually contributing to carbon neutrality. In …

The development of biophotovoltaic systems for power generation and biological analysis

LT Wey, P Bombelli, X Chen, JM Lawrence… - …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Biophotovoltaic systems (BPVs) resemble microbial fuel cells, but utilise oxygenic
photosynthetic microorganisms associated with an anode to generate an extracellular …

Harnessing photosynthesis to produce electricity using cyanobacteria, green algae, seaweeds and plants

Y Shlosberg, G Schuster, N Adir - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The conversion of solar energy into electrical current by photosynthetic organisms has the
potential to produce clean energy. Life on earth depends on photosynthesis, the major …

Order-of-magnitude enhancement in photocurrent generation of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 by outer membrane deprivation

S Kusama, S Kojima, K Kimura, G Shimakawa… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Biophotovoltaics (BPV) generates electricity from reducing equivalent (s) produced by
photosynthetic organisms by exploiting a phenomenon called extracellular electron transfer …

Bioelectricity generation from live marine photosynthetic macroalgae

Y Shlosberg, N Krupnik, TN Tóth, B Eichenbaum… - Biosensors and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The conversion of solar energy into electrical current by photosynthetic organisms has the
potential to produce clean energy. Bio-photoelectrochemical cells (BPECs) utilizing …

[HTML][HTML] Electron Mediation and Photocurrent Enhancement in Dunalliela salina Driven Bio-Photo Electrochemical Cells

Y Shlosberg, TN Tóth, B Eichenbaum, L Keysar… - Catalysts, 2021 - mdpi.com
In recent years, finding alternatives for fossil fuels has become a major concern. One
promising solution is microorganism-based bio-photo electrochemical cells (BPECs) that …

Photonics and optoelectronics with bacteria: making materials from photosynthetic microorganisms

F Milano, A Punzi, R Ragni, M Trotta… - Advanced Functional …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
A critical selection of the recent literature reports on the use of photosynthetic and
photoresponsive bacteria as a source of materials for optoelectronics and photonic devices …