as Catalyst for Bioelectrochemical Carbon Dioxide Reduction: A Review Across Disciplines From Microbiology to Process Engineering.

is a bacterium that can accept electrons from cathodes to drive microbial electrosynthesis (MES) of acetate from carbon dioxide. It is the biocatalyst with the highest acetate production rate described. Here we review the research on across different disciplines, including microbiology, biochemistry, engineering, and materials science, to summarize and assess the state-of-the-art.

Reactors for Microbial Electrobiotechnology.

From the first electromicrobial experiment to a sophisticated microbial electrochemical process - it all takes place in a reactor. Whereas the reactor design and materials used strongly influence the obtained results, there are no common platforms for MES reactors. This is a critical convention gap, as cross-comparison and benchmarking among MES as well as MES vs.

Simultaneous use of a crossflow filtration membrane as microbial fuel cell anode - Permeate flow leads to 4-fold increased current densities.

A new concept for the combination of membrane bioreactors and microbial fuel cells is introduced, that aims at the production of electricity for reducing the overall energy consumption of wastewater treatment. In contrast to previous approaches, the anode is integrated as microfiltration membrane in sidestream crossflow configuration. Using a stainless steel filtration membrane with G.

The performance of microbial anodes in municipal wastewater: Pre-grown multispecies biofilm vs. natural inocula.

In this study, different inoculation strategies for continuously operated microbial anodes are analyzed and compared. After 20daysof operation with municipal wastewater anodes pre-incubated with a biofilm of the exoelectrogenic species Geobacter and Shewanella showed current densities of (65±8) μA/cm. This is comparable to the current densities of non-inoculated anodes and anodes inoculated with sewage sludge.