Korneel Rabaey

TL;DR: It is concluded that deterministic processes may play a larger role in microbial community dynamics than currently appreciated, and under controlled conditions it may be possible to reliably predict community structural and functional changes over time.

TL;DR: A survey of direct electron transfer from Microbes to Electronically Active Surfaces for Bioelectrochemical Systems can be found in this article, where the authors present a new approach towards Environmental and Industrial Biotechnology Microbial Energy Production from Biomass Enzymatic Fuel Cells and their Complementarity Relative to Bes Shuttling Via Soluble Compounds.

TL;DR: Investigating the effects of surface charge and surface hydrophobicity on anodic biofilm formation, biofilm community composition, and current generation in bioelectrochemical systems showed positively charged and hydrophilic surfaces were more selective to electroactive microbes (e.g. Geobacter) and more conducive for electroactiveBiofilm formation.

TL;DR: A carbon cathode open to the air is described, on which attached bacteria catalyzed oxygen reduction using electrons provided by the solid-phase cathode, and the strong decrease in activation losses indicates that bacteria function as true catalysts for oxygen reduction.

TL;DR: It was showed that a microbial fuel cell does not provide a significant environmental benefit relative to the "conventional" anaerobic treatment option, but a microbial electrolysis cell provides significant environmental benefits through the displacement of chemical production by conventional means.