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Electrobiocommodities: powering microbial production of fuels and commodity chemicals from carbon dioxide with electricity
Derek R. Lovley,Kelly P. Nevin +1 more
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Substantial research and development will be required for E-BC commercialization, and acetogenic microorganisms are the only organisms shown to covert electrically generated low potential electrons and carbon dioxide into multi-carbon organic products with high recovery of electrons in product.About:
This article is published in Current Opinion in Biotechnology.The article was published on 2013-06-01. It has received 302 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Microbial electrosynthesis & Energy source.read more
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Extracellular electron transfer mechanisms between microorganisms and minerals
Liang Shi,Hailiang Dong,Gemma Reguera,Haluk Beyenal,Anhuai Lu,Juan Liu,Han-Qing Yu,James K. Fredrickson +7 more
TL;DR: The molecular mechanisms that underlie the ability of microorganisms to exchange electrons, such as c-type cytochromes and microbial nanowires, with extracellular minerals and with microorganisms of the same or different species are discussed.
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Biogas upgrading and utilization: Current status and perspectives
Irini Angelidaki,Laura Treu,Panagiotis Tsapekos,Gang Luo,Stefano Campanaro,Henrik Wenzel,Panagiotis Kougias +6 more
TL;DR: A critical review that summarizes state-of-the-art technologies for biogas upgrading and enhancement with particular attention to the emerging biological methanation processes.
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Syntrophy Goes Electric: Direct Interspecies Electron Transfer
TL;DR: The finding that DIET can serve as the source of electrons for anaerobic photosynthesis further broadens its potential environmental significance.
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Microbial electron transport and energy conservation - the foundation for optimizing bioelectrochemical systems.
TL;DR: This work summarizes the current knowledge on electron transport processes and uses a theoretical approach to predict the impact of different modes of transfer on the energy metabolism, which will help to optimize and advance bioelectrochemical techniques.
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The ins and outs of microorganism–electrode electron transfer reactions
Amit Kumar,Leo Hsu,Paul Kavanagh,Frédéric Barrière,Piet N.L. Lens,Piet N.L. Lens,Laure Lapinsonnière,John H. Lienhard,Uwe Schröder,Xiaocheng Jiang,Dónal Leech +10 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors outline the mechanisms by which electrons are transferred between microorganisms and electrodes, and describe the challenges involved in designing robust and efficient systems, as well as present a review of the current state of the art.
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