In this chapter, the key c-type cytochromes for EET in S. oneidensis MR-1 were
reviewed in order to shed light on how electrons are delivered to the cell surface
during EET and possible mechanisms that could be applied to enhance the function
of MFCs and other BES, bringing them closer to commercial applications.
References
1. Logan BE, Wallack MJ, Kim K, He W, Feng Y, Saikaly PE (2015) Assessment of microbial
fuel cell configurations and power densities. Environ Sci Technol Lett 2:206–214. https://
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overview of current technology. Renew Sustain Energy Rev 101:60–81. https://doi.org/10.
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tibtech.2008.04.008
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energy efficiency. Phys Chem Chem Phys 9:2619–2629. https://doi.org/10.1039/B703627M
10. Logan B, Cheng S, Watson V, Estadt G (2007) Graphite fiber brush anodes for increased
power production in air-cathode microbial fuel cells. Environ Sci Technol 41:3341–3346.
https://doi.org/10.1021/es062644y
11. Pant D, Singh A, Van Bogaert G, Irving Olsen S, Singh Nigam P, Diels L, Vanbroekhoven K
(2012) Bioelectrochemical systems (BES) for sustainable energy production and product
recovery from organic wastes and industrial wastewaters. RSC Adv 2:1248–1263. https://
doi.org/10.1039/C1RA00839K
12. Torres CI, Marcus AK, Lee HS, Parameswaran P, Krajmalnik-Brown R, Rittmann BE
(2010) A kinetic perspective on extracellular electron transfer by anode-respiring bacteria.
FEMS Microbiol Rev 34:3–17. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6976.2009.00191.x
13. Schröder U, Harnisch F, Angenent LT (2015) Microbial electrochemistry and technology:
terminology and classification. Energy Environ Sci 8:513–519. https://doi.org/10.1039/
C4EE03359K
14. Potter MC (1911) Electrical effects accompanying the decomposition of organic compounds.
Proc R Soc London B Biol Sci 84
15. Logan BE (2010) Scaling up microbial fuel cells and other bioelectrochemical systems. Appl
Microbiol Biotechnol 85:1665–1671. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-009-2378-9
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reviewed in order to shed light on how electrons are delivered to the cell surface
during EET and possible mechanisms that could be applied to enhance the function
of MFCs and other BES, bringing them closer to commercial applications.
References
1. Logan BE, Wallack MJ, Kim K, He W, Feng Y, Saikaly PE (2015) Assessment of microbial
fuel cell configurations and power densities. Environ Sci Technol Lett 2:206–214. https://
doi.org/10.1021/acs.estlett.5b00180
2. Prévoteau A, Carvajal-Arroyo JM, Ganigué R, Rabaey K (2020) Microbial electrosynthesis
from CO 2 : forever a promise? Curr Opin Biotechnol 62:48–57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.
copbio.2019.08.014
3. Rabaey K, Rozendal RA (2010) Microbial electrosynthesis - revisiting the electrical route for
microbial production. Nat Rev Microbiol 8:706–716. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrmicro2422
4. Modin O, Aulenta F, Harnisch F, Patil SA, Carmona-Martinez AA, Agarwal S, Zhang Y,
Sinha-Ray S, Yarin AL, Greiner A, Schröder U, Landis R, Griffith R, Shoemaker S,
Smolders E, Sorensen SR, Springael D, van Breukelen BM (2017) Three promising
applications of microbial electrochemistry for the water sector. Environ Sci Water Res
Technol 156:1–13. https://doi.org/10.1039/C6EW00325G
5. Mohan SV, Velvizhi G, Krishna KV, Babu ML (2014) Bioresource technology microbial
catalyzed electrochemical systems: a bio-factory with multi-facet applications. Bioresour
Technol 165:355–364. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2014.03.048
6. Liu H, Logan BE (2004) Electricity generation using an air-cathode single chamber
microbial fuel cell in the presence and absence of a proton exchange membrane. Environ Sci
Technol 38:4040–4046. https://doi.org/10.1021/ES0499344
7. Slate AJ, Whitehead KA, Brownson DAC, Banks CE (2019) Microbial fuel cells: an
overview of current technology. Renew Sustain Energy Rev 101:60–81. https://doi.org/10.
1016/j.rser.2018.09.044
8. Rozendal RA, Hamelers HVM, Rabaey K, Keller J, Buisman CJN (2008) Towards practical
implementation of bioelectrochemical wastewater treatment. Trends Biotechnol 26:450–459.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tibtech.2008.04.008
9. Schroder U (2007) Anodic electron transfer mechanisms in microbial fuel cells and their
energy efficiency. Phys Chem Chem Phys 9:2619–2629. https://doi.org/10.1039/B703627M
10. Logan B, Cheng S, Watson V, Estadt G (2007) Graphite fiber brush anodes for increased
power production in air-cathode microbial fuel cells. Environ Sci Technol 41:3341–3346.
https://doi.org/10.1021/es062644y
11. Pant D, Singh A, Van Bogaert G, Irving Olsen S, Singh Nigam P, Diels L, Vanbroekhoven K
(2012) Bioelectrochemical systems (BES) for sustainable energy production and product
recovery from organic wastes and industrial wastewaters. RSC Adv 2:1248–1263. https://
doi.org/10.1039/C1RA00839K
12. Torres CI, Marcus AK, Lee HS, Parameswaran P, Krajmalnik-Brown R, Rittmann BE
(2010) A kinetic perspective on extracellular electron transfer by anode-respiring bacteria.
FEMS Microbiol Rev 34:3–17. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6976.2009.00191.x
13. Schröder U, Harnisch F, Angenent LT (2015) Microbial electrochemistry and technology:
terminology and classification. Energy Environ Sci 8:513–519. https://doi.org/10.1039/
C4EE03359K
14. Potter MC (1911) Electrical effects accompanying the decomposition of organic compounds.
Proc R Soc London B Biol Sci 84
15. Logan BE (2010) Scaling up microbial fuel cells and other bioelectrochemical systems. Appl
Microbiol Biotechnol 85:1665–1671. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-009-2378-9
234
B. M. Fonseca et al.