Microbial Electrochemistry Technology: The Applications in the Environment and Human Health
A special issue of Bioengineering (ISSN 2306-5354). This special issue belongs to the section "Biochemical Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2023) | Viewed by 4781
Special Issue Editors
Interests: bioelectrochemical system; biosynthesis of nanomaterials; detection of pathogenic microorganisms
Interests: constructed wetlands; biological wastewater treatment; bioelectrochemistry; remediation of heavy metal pollution; anaerobic digestion
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The field of microbial electrochemical technologies (METs) has been focused on identifying bacteria capable of extracellular electron transfer (EET) for over 30 years. These technologies have a wide range of potential applications in various fields, such as energy production, environmental remediation, and biotechnology. For example, EET-capable bacteria can be used to generate hydrogen gas, fix nitrogen as well as carbon compounds, and synthesize valuable chemicals in a microbial electrolysis cell (MEC). In a microbial fuel cell (MFC), electrons can be harnessed from EET-capable bacteria to power small electronic devices, desalinate water, and treat waste/wastewater. Furthermore, METs also have several potential applications in human health, including in the development of sensors, diagnostic tools, powering biomedical devices, bioremediation, producing new antimicrobial agents, biopharmaceuticals, and therapeutics by programming protein expressions as well as materials; however, challenges such as developing a bacteria–electron acceptor interface, limited electron flow in natural cells, and scaling-up reactors have hindered the progress of METs. To overcome these challenges, a multidisciplinary strategy involving engineering, electrochemistry, and microbiology is necessary.
In this Special Issue of Bioengineering we welcome submissions of original papers and reviews on all aspects of METs, including basic EET interactions between bacteria and high-performance electrodes, MFC/MECs, and any type of MET reactor design and improvement, as well as their potential applications in the environment and human health. Studies on the novel electrochemical sterilization of bacteria and algae are also within the scope of this Special Issue.
Dr. Xizi Long
Dr. Hui Wang
Dr. Waheed Miran
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- microbial electrosynthesis
- microbial fuel cell
- electrochemical sterilization
- pathogen sensors
