Journal
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
Volume 295, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.122271
Keywords
Microbial electrocatalysis; Thermophile; Biofilm; Substrate utilization; COD removal rate
Funding
- NSF [1736255, 1849206, 1920954]
- NASA [NNX16AQ98A]
- Governor's Office of Economic Development, South Dakota
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Investigations on microbial electrocatalysis as a strategy for enhancing the rates of substrate utilization leading to enhanced yield of biomass and enhanced biofilm formation are reported. A thermophilic Geobacillus sp. strain WSUCF1 (60 degrees C), a potential lignocellulose degrading microorganism was used as the electrocatalyst. Glucose, cellulose, and corn stover were used as the feedstocks. The results of this investigation showed that applying the oxidation potential of -0.383 mV (vs PRE) increased the glucose utilization and COD removal by 25.5% and 29.7% respectively. The bioelectrocatalysis strategy also increased the biomass yield by 81.2, 42.1, and 49.5% in the case of systems fed with glucose, cellulose, and corn stover, respectively, when compared with the systems without applied oxidation potential. This is the first work reporting the effects of applied oxidation potential on increasing the rates of degradation of lignocellulosic biomass and enhanced biofilm formation.
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