Microbial fingerprints of methanation in a hybrid electric-biological anaerobic digestion

B Wang, W Liu, B Liang, J Jiang, A Wang - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Biomethane as a sustainable, alternative, and carbon-neutral renewable energy source to
fossil fuels is highly needed to alleviate the global energy crisis and climate change. The …

Current status of research on microbial electrocatalytic CH4 production for biogas upgrading and challenges

X Chu, Y Ren, G Qu, N Ren, R **e, M Cheng… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Biogas is a renewable and clean energy source that can replace fossil fuels. However, its
practicality as fuel is limited by the high concentration of carbon dioxide. Biogas upgrading is …

Biomethane production enhancement from waste activated sludge with recycled magnetic biochar: insights into the recycled strategies and mechanisms

HY **, YX Ren, CC Tang, AJ Zhou, W Liu, Z Li… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024 - Elsevier
Adding conductive materials for enhancing methane production from biomass has caused
widespread attention. However, the discharge of digestive residues inevitably causes the …

Two key Geobacter species of wastewater-enriched electroactive biofilm respond differently to electric field

L Tian, X Yan, D Wang, Q Du, Y Wan, L Zhou, T Li… - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Electroactive biofilms have attracted increasing attention due to their unique ability to
exchange electrons with electrodes. Geobacter spp. are widely found to be dominant in …

Natural defence mechanisms of electrochemically active biofilms: From the perspective of microbial adaptation, survival strategies and antibiotic resistance

T Cai, Y Han, J Wang, W Li, X Lu, G Zhen - Water Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Electrochemically active biofilms (EABs) play an ever-growingly critical role in the biological
treatment of wastewater due to its low carbon footprint and sustainability. However, how the …

Insights into chain elongation mechanisms of weak electric-field-stimulated continuous caproate biosynthesis: key enzymes, specific species functions, and microbial …

W Ren, Q Wu, L Deng, H Wang, Y Zhang… - ACS ES&T …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Chain elongation (CE) technology can recover high-value biochemicals such as caproate,
contributing to the realization of carbon neutrality. Electro-assisted fermentation shows …

Endogenous electric field accelerates phenol degradation in bioelectrochemical systems with reduced electrode spacing

L Tian, C Liao, X Yan, Q Zhao, Z Wang, T Li, N Li… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Reducing the electrode spacing in bioelectrochemical systems (BESs) are widely reported
to improve power output, which was mainly attributed to the decrease of ohmic resistance (R …

Bioelectro-barriers prevent nitrate leaching into groundwater via nitrogen retention

Y Wan, R Li, K Yao, C Peng, W Wang, N Li, X Wang - Water Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Groundwater, the main freshwater resource for humans, has been widely contaminated with
nitrate from fertilizers. Here, we report a new and chemical-free strategy to prevent nitrate …

Deciphering the potential role of quorum quenching in efficient aerobic denitrification driven by a synthetic microbial community

Y He, H Yun, L Peng, J Ji, W Wang, X Li - Water Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Low efficiency is one of the main challenges for the application of aerobic denitrification
technology in wastewater treatment. To improve denitrification efficiency, a synthetic …

Protection of electroactive biofilms against hypersaline shock by quorum sensing

S Zhou, W An, K Zhao, L Lin, S Yang, Y Zhang, M Xu - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Quorum sensing (QS) is an ideal strategy for boosting the operating performance of
electroactive biofilms (EABs), but its potential effects on the protection of electroactive …