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BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
卷 342, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.125893
关键词
Wastewater treatment; Electrogenic bacteria; Bioelectrosynthesis; Biofilm; Autotrophs
资金
- Agencia Nacional de Promocion Cientifica y Tecnica (ANPCyT) [PICT 2019-2446]
This study reviewed the electron uptake mechanisms in electroautotrophs and compared biomass yields, growth rates, and electron uptake rates when using chemical electron donors versus electrodes. Factors affecting biofilm development were also analyzed to understand how they condition bacterial adhesion, biofilm growth, and electron uptake, with possible strategies to overcome limitations described.
Electroautotrophs are microorganisms that can take the electrons needed for energy generation, CO2 fixation and other metabolic reactions from a polarized electrode. They have been the focus of intense research for its application in wastewater treatment, bioelectrosynthetic processes and hydrogen generation. As a general trend, current densities produced by the electron uptake of these microorganisms are low, limiting their applicability at large scale. In this work, the electron uptake mechanisms that may operate in electroautotrophs are reviewed, aiming at finding possible causes for this low performance. Biomass yields, growth rates and electron uptake rates observed when these microorganisms use chemical electron donors are compared with those typically obtained with electrodes, to explore limitations and advantages inherent to the electroautotrophic metabolism. Also, the factors affecting biofilm development are analysed to show how interfacial interactions condition bacterial adhesion, biofilm growth and electrons uptake. Finally, possible strategies to overcome these limitations are described.
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