Challenges and Opportunities of Microbial Symbiosis for Electrosynthesis Applications
Book chapter, 2019

Microbial electrosynthesis (MES) technology opens up new opportunities to produce valuable fuels and chemicals via bioelectrochemical CO2 reduction. For the technology to be able to compete with the current state-of-the-art in terms of production yields and rates and the value of final products and robustness, the function of the biocatalyst needs to be then specific, controlled and predictable. Several MES applications rely on undefined mixed culture biocathodes. There is a need for more knowledge about the factors that affect microbial community structure, composition and function in such systems. In this review, we focus on the latest strategies researchers have used to control the enrichment of effective and specific biocathode communities. We also provide an overview of the microorganisms used and the products generated by CO2-reducing biocathodes.

microbial selection

microbial electrosynthesis

biocathode

carbon dioxide reduction

Author

Nikolaos Xafenias

Chalmers, Biology and Biological Engineering, Industrial Biotechnology

Oskar Modin

Chalmers, Architecture and Civil Engineering, Water Environment Technology

Microbial Electrochemical Technologies

97-108
9781138597112 (ISBN)

Closing the green loop: Bioelectrochemical production of value-added commodities from CO2 and other bioprocess waste products

Formas (2016-00620), 2017-01-01 -- 2019-12-31.

Subject Categories

Industrial Biotechnology

Biological Sciences

Areas of Advance

Energy

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2/18/2022