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Gong Z, Xie R, Zhang Y, Wang M, Tan T. Identification of Emerging Industrial Biotechnology Chassis Vibrio natriegens as a Novel High Salt-Tolerant and Feedstock Flexibility Electroactive Microorganism for Microbial Fuel Cell. Microorganisms 2023; 11:microorganisms11020490. [PMID: 36838454 PMCID: PMC9961702 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11020490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2022] [Revised: 02/12/2023] [Accepted: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 02/18/2023] Open
Abstract
The development of MFC using electroactive industrial microorganisms has seen a surge of interest because of the co-generation for bioproduct and electricity production. Vibrio natriegens as a promising next-generation industrial microorganism chassis and its application for microbial fuel cells (MFC) was first studied. Mediated electron transfer was found in V. natriegens MFC (VMFC), but V. natriegens cannot secrete sufficient electron mediators to transfer electrons to the anode. All seven electron mediators supplemented are capable of improving the electronic transfer efficiency of VMFC. The media and carbon sources switching study reveals that VMFCs have excellent bioelectricity generation performance with feedstock flexibility and high salt-tolerance. Among them, 1% glycerol as the sole carbon source produced the highest power density of 111.9 ± 6.7 mW/cm2. The insight of the endogenous electronic mediators found that phenazine-1-carboxamide, phenazine-1-carboxylic acid, and 1-hydroxyphenazine are synthesized by V. natriegens via the shikimate pathway and the phenazine synthesis and modification pathways. This work provides the first proof for emerging industrial biotechnology chassis V. natriegens as a novel high salt-tolerant and feedstock flexibility electroactive microorganism for MFC, and giving insight into the endogenous electron mediator biosynthesis of VMFC, paving the way for the application of V. natriegens in MFC and even microbial electrofermentation (EF).
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- Zhijin Gong
- National Energy R&D Center for Biorefinery, College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Bioprocess, College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- National Energy R&D Center for Biorefinery, College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Bioprocess, College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- National Energy R&D Center for Biorefinery, College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Bioprocess, College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- National Energy R&D Center for Biorefinery, College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Bioprocess, College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- National Energy R&D Center for Biorefinery, College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Bioprocess, College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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Benghernit M, Kameche M, Zerhouni FZ, Krim FZ, Sahraoui T, Innocent C. The study of the performance of a microbial fuel cell: a progress towards the improvement of low electrical bioenergy output by using an amplification system. Biotechnol Lett 2022; 44:1359-1378. [PMID: 36201132 DOI: 10.1007/s10529-022-03304-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2022] [Revised: 09/14/2022] [Accepted: 09/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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OBJECTIVE A microbial fuel cell (MFC) has been conceived and constructed for the treatment of the sheep manure wastes and their conversion into clean sustainable renewable energy. The aim of the present investigation was to examine the performance of this bioelectrochemical device, in breaking down the organic matter (pollutant removal) and simultaneously producing electricity. Furthermore, the objective was to enhance the low electric energy by using an adequate amplification system. RESULTS So, the chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal was increased by 58.7% with the MFC running for 10 days. However, this technology faces practical barriers as it produces low electrical energy. A power management system was therefore elaborated in this respect. It included the MFC, operational amplifier (OA), solar photovoltaic panel and a boost DC/DC converter. The low voltage output obtained was thus increased substantially using the OA prior to its polarization by the solar photovoltaic module. The amplified voltage was sufficiently enough and in consequence, utilized to feed a light emitting diode. The low output voltage 0.5 V was simply harvested, successfully boosted up to approximately 2 V (i.e. 4 times higher) and finally harnessed as a power supply. CONCLUSIONS The MFCs association shows the positive stacking effect successfully, when the cells were connected in parallel. This novel application is very interesting to utilize the natural bioenergy contained in wastes to supply small electronic devices.
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- Mohammed Benghernit
- Laboratoire des Microsystèmes et Systèmes Embarqués, Université des Sciences et de la Technologie d'Oran, Mohamed-Boudiaf, M'Nouar, 1505, Oran, Algeria.,Laboratoire de Physico-Chimie des Matériaux, Catalyse et Environnement, Université des Sciences et de la Technologie d'Oran, Mohamed-Boudiaf, M'Nouar, 1505, Oran, Algeria.,Laboratoire des Piles A Combustibles, Université des Sciences et de la Technologie d'Oran, Mohamed-Boudiaf, M'Nouar, 1505, Oran, Algeria
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- Laboratoire de Physico-Chimie des Matériaux, Catalyse et Environnement, Université des Sciences et de la Technologie d'Oran, Mohamed-Boudiaf, M'Nouar, 1505, Oran, Algeria. .,Laboratoire des Piles A Combustibles, Université des Sciences et de la Technologie d'Oran, Mohamed-Boudiaf, M'Nouar, 1505, Oran, Algeria.
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- Laboratoire des Microsystèmes et Systèmes Embarqués, Université des Sciences et de la Technologie d'Oran, Mohamed-Boudiaf, M'Nouar, 1505, Oran, Algeria
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- Laboratoire de Physico-Chimie des Matériaux, Catalyse et Environnement, Université des Sciences et de la Technologie d'Oran, Mohamed-Boudiaf, M'Nouar, 1505, Oran, Algeria.,Laboratoire des Piles A Combustibles, Université des Sciences et de la Technologie d'Oran, Mohamed-Boudiaf, M'Nouar, 1505, Oran, Algeria
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- Laboratoire de Matériaux et Microscopie Electronique à Balayage, Université des Sciences et de la Technologie d'Oran, Mohamed-Boudiaf, M'Nouar, 1505, Oran, Algeria
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- Institut Européen des Membranes, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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Tarasov S, Plekhanova Y, Kashin V, Gotovtsev P, Signore MA, Francioso L, Kolesov V, Reshetilov A. Gluconobacter Oxydans-Based MFC with PEDOT:PSS/Graphene/Nafion Bioanode for Wastewater Treatment. BIOSENSORS 2022; 12:bios12090699. [PMID: 36140084 PMCID: PMC9496339 DOI: 10.3390/bios12090699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2022] [Revised: 08/23/2022] [Accepted: 08/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are a variety of bioelectrocatalytic devices that utilize the metabolism of microorganisms to generate electric energy from organic matter. This study investigates the possibility of using a novel PEDOT:PSS/graphene/Nafion composite in combination with acetic acid bacteria Gluconobacter oxydans to create a pure culture MFC capable of effective municipal wastewater treatment. The developed MFC was shown to maintain its activity for at least three weeks. The level of COD in municipal wastewater treatment was reduced by 32%; the generated power was up to 81 mW/m2 with a Coulomb efficiency of 40%. Combining the MFC with a DC/DC boost converter increased the voltage generated by two series-connected MFCs from 0.55 mV to 3.2 V. A maximum efficiency was achieved on day 8 of MFC operation and was maintained for a week; capacitors of 6800 µF capacity were fully charged in ~7 min. Thus, G. oxydans cells can become an important part of microbial consortia in MFCs used for treatment of wastewaters with reduced pH.
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- Sergei Tarasov
- G.K. Skryabin Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Microorganisms, Pushchino Center for Biological Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow Region, 142290 Pushchino, Russia
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- G.K. Skryabin Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Microorganisms, Pushchino Center for Biological Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow Region, 142290 Pushchino, Russia
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- FSBIS V.A. Kotelnikov Institute of Radio Engineering and Electronics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 125009 Moscow, Russia
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- Biotechnology and Bioenergy Department, National Research Centre “Kurchatov Institute”, 123182 Moscow, Russia
- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (National Research University), Moscow Region, 141701 Dolgoprudny, Russia
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- CNR IMM, Institute for Microelectronics and Microsystems, Via Monteroni, I-73100 Lecce, Italy
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- CNR IMM, Institute for Microelectronics and Microsystems, Via Monteroni, I-73100 Lecce, Italy
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- FSBIS V.A. Kotelnikov Institute of Radio Engineering and Electronics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 125009 Moscow, Russia
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- G.K. Skryabin Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Microorganisms, Pushchino Center for Biological Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow Region, 142290 Pushchino, Russia
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Improved energy efficiency in microbial fuel cells by bioethanol and electricity co-generation. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS AND BIOPRODUCTS 2022; 15:84. [PMID: 35978352 PMCID: PMC9382818 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-022-02180-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2022] [Accepted: 08/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Background
Microbial electricity production has received considerable attention from researchers due to its environmental friendliness and low price. The increase in the number of intracellular electrons in a microbial fuel cell (MFC) helps to improve the MFC performance.
Results
In this study, we accumulated excess electrons intracellularly by knocking out the gene related to intracellular electron consumption in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and the elevated intracellular electron pool positively influenced the performances of MFCs in terms of electricity production, while helping to increase ethanol production and achieve ethanol and electricity co-production, which in turn improved the utilization of substrates. The final knockout strain reached a maximum ethanol yield of 7.71 g/L and a maximum power density of 240 mW/m2 in the MFC, which was 12 times higher than that of the control bacteria, with a 17.3% increase in energy utilization.
Conclusions
The knockdown of intracellular electron-consuming genes reported here allowed the accumulation of excess electrons in cells, and the elevated intracellular electron pool positively influenced the electrical production performance of the MFC. Furthermore, by knocking out the intracellular metabolic pathway, the yield of ethanol could be increased, and co-production of ethanol and electricity could be achieved. Thus, the MFC improved the utilization of the substrate.
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Mukherjee P, Pichiah S, Packirisamy G, Jang M. Biocatalyst physiology and interplay: a protagonist of MFC operation. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 28:43217-43233. [PMID: 34165738 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-15015-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2021] [Accepted: 06/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Microbial fuel cells (MFC) have been foreseen as a sustainable renewable energy resource to meet future energy demand. In the past, several studies have been executed in both benchtop and pilot scale to produce electrical energy from wastewater. The key role players in this technology that leads to the operation are microbes, mainly bacteria. The dominant among them is termed as "exoelectrogens" that have the capability to produce and transport electron by utilizing waste source. The current review focuses on such electrogenic bacteria's involvement for enhanced power generation of MFC. The pathway of electron transfer in their cell along and its conduction to the extracellular environment of the MFC system are critically discussed. The interaction of the microbes in various MFC operational conditions, including the role of substrate and solid electron acceptors, i.e., anode, external resistance, temperature, and pH, was also discussed in depth along with biotechnological advancement and future research perspective.
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- Priya Mukherjee
- Environmental Nanotechnology Laboratory, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (ISM), Dhanbad, Jharkhand, 826004, India
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- Environmental Nanotechnology Laboratory, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (ISM), Dhanbad, Jharkhand, 826004, India.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, 247667, India
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Kwangwoon University, 447-1, Wolgye-dong Nowon-Gu, Seoul, South Korea
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Ren J, Li N, Du M, Zhang Y, Hao C, Hu R. Study on the effect of synergy effect between the mixed cultures on the power generation of microbial fuel cells. Bioengineered 2021; 12:844-854. [PMID: 33678122 PMCID: PMC8806248 DOI: 10.1080/21655979.2021.1883280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Microbial fuel cells (MFC) can use microorganisms to directly convert the chemical energy of organic matter into electrical energy, and generate electrical energy while pollutants degradation. To solve the critical problem of lower power yield of power production, this study selected Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Bacillus subtilis as the anodic inoculums. The influence of the mixed bacteria on the power-producing effect of MFC and the synergy effect between the electrochemically active bacteria in mixed cultures were discussed. The results showed that among the mixed culture system, only the mixed cultures MFC composed of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Bacillus subtilis had a significant increase in power generation capacity, which could reach to 554 mV. Further analysis of the electrochemical and microbiological performance of this system was conducted afterward to verify the synergy effect between Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Bacillus subtilis. The riboflavin produced by Bacillus subtilis could be utilized by Saccharomyces cerevisiae to enhance the power generation capacity. Meanwhile, Saccharomyces cerevisiae could provide carbon source and electron donor for Bacillus subtilis through respiration. Finally, in the experiment of adding exogenous riboflavin in the mixed bacterial MFC, the result indicated that the mixed bacterial MFC chose the self-secreting riboflavin over the exogenous riboflavin as the electron mediator, and the excess riboflavin might hinder the electron trasfer.
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- Jing Ren
- School of Environment, Liaoning University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.,Environment Planning Institute, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Beijing, China
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- School of Environment, Liaoning University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- School of Environment, Liaoning University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- School of Environment, Liaoning University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- Environment Planning Institute, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Beijing, China
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- Environment Planning Institute, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Beijing, China
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