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91. Chiranjeevi P, Bulut M, Breugelmans T, Patil SA, Pant D (2019) Current trends in
enzymatic electrosynthesis for CO 2 reduction. Curr Opin Green Sustain Chem 16:65–70.
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92. Hwang H, Yeon YJ, Lee S, Choe H, Jang MG, Cho DH, Park S, Kim YH (2015) Electrobiocatalytic production of formate from carbon dioxide using an oxygen-stable whole cell
biocatalyst. Biores Technol 185:35–39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2015.02.086
93. Wachtmeister J, Rother D (2016) Recent advances in whole cell biocatalysis techniques
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doi.org/10.1016/j.copbio.2016.05.005
94. Sleutels THJA, ter Heijne A, Kuntke P, Buisman CJN, Hamelers HVM (2017) Membrane
selectivity determines energetic losses for ion transport in bioelectrochemical systems.
ChemistrySelect 2(12):3462–3470. https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.201700064
95. Escapa A, Mateos R, Martínez EJ, Blanes J (2016) Microbial electrolysis cells: an emerging
technology for wastewater treatment and energy recovery. from laboratory to pilot plant and
beyond. Renew Sustain Energy Rev 55:942–956. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2015.11.029
96. Kracke F, Vassilev I, Kromer JO (2015) Microbial electron transport and energy
conservation—the foundation for optimizing bioelectrochemical systems. Frontiers Microbiol 6:575. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2015.00575
97. Choi O, Sang B-I (2016) Extracellular electron transfer from cathode to microbes:
application for biofuel production. Biotechnol Biofuels 9(1):11. https://doi.org/10.1186/
s13068-016-0426-0
98. Mateos R, Sotres A, Alonso RM, Escapa A, Morán A (2018) Impact of the start-up process
on the microbial communities in biocathodes for electrosynthesis. Bioelectrochemistry
121:27–37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bioelechem.2018.01.002
99. Tremblay P-L, Zhang T (2015) Electrifying microbes for the production of chemicals.
Frontiers Microbiol 6:201
100. Bajracharya S, Yuliasni R, Vanbroekhoven K, Buisman CJN, Strik DPBTB, Pant D (2017)
Long-term operation of microbial electrosynthesis cell reducing CO 2 to multi-carbon
chemicals with a mixed culture avoiding methanogenesis. Bioelectrochemistry 113:26–34.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bioelechem.2016.09.001
101. Del Pilar Anzola Rojas M, Mateos R, Sotres A, Zaiat M, Gonzalez ER, Escapa A, De
Wever H, Pant D (2018) Microbial electrosynthesis (MES) from CO 2 is resilient to
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105