The Mechanisms and Applications of Microbial Electrocatalysis 2.0
A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Microbial Biotechnology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2023) | Viewed by 1247
Special Issue Editor
Interests: microbiomes; photosynthetic bacteria; microalgae; biogeochemical cycles; microbial interaction
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue is the continuation of our previous special issue "The Mechanisms and Applications of Microbial Electrocatalysis".
Microbial electrocatalysis involves the bidirectional electron transfer between biotic and abiotic components, whereby redox-active microorganisms play an important role in the electrochemical reactions between electron donors and acceptors. One typically applied model is the microbial fuel cell (MFC), in which microorganisms transfer electrons to the MFC anode after oxidizing the electron donors, thus generating electron flow towards the cathode. Most importantly, this redox process has been closely associated with biogeochemical cycles, such as the nitrogen, carbon, and sulfur cycles, showing many emerging applications in waste treatment and resource recovery, sustainable energy production, and the development of bio-inspired materials. Such promising applications of microbial electrocatalysis bring together fundamental research in microbiology, electrochemistry, environmental engineering, and materials science. Based on the recent advances, this Special Issue aims to publish papers that address:
- Electron transfer between microbial cells and extracellular substances;
- Catalytic elimination of environmental pollutants, such as heavy metal ions, nitrates, and waste;
- New catalytic routes and processes for the production of clean energy and green chemicals;
- Microbial electrocatalysis in which waste is converted to useful products.
Prof. Dr. Xiaobo Liu
Guest Editor
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