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Gao Y, Xia L, Yao P, Lee HS. Periodic step polarization accelerates electron recovery by electroactive biofilms (EABs). Biotechnol Bioeng 2023; 120:1545-1556. [PMID: 36782377 DOI: 10.1002/bit.28352] [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: 10/13/2022] [Revised: 01/08/2023] [Accepted: 02/09/2023] [Indexed: 02/15/2023]
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Relatively low rate of electron recovery is one of the factors that limit the advancement of bioelectrochemical systems. Here, new periodic polarizations were investigated with electroactive biofilms (EABs) enriched from activated sludge and Geobacter sulfurreducens biofilms. When representative anode potentials (Ea ) were applied, redox centers with midpoint potentials (Emid ) higher than Ea were identified by localized cyclic voltammetry. The electrons held by these redox centers were accessible when Ea was raised to 0.4 V (vs. Ag/AgCl). New periodic polarizations that discharge at 0.4 V recovered electrons faster than normal periodic and fixed-potential polarizations. The best-performing periodic step polarization accelerated electron recovery by 23%-24% and 12%-76% with EABs and G. sulfurreducens biofilms, respectively, compared to the fixed-potential polarization. Quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction showed an increased abundance of omcZ mRNA transcripts from G. sulfurreducens after periodic step polarization. Therefore, both the rate of energy recovery by EABs and the performance of bioelectrochemical systems can be enhanced by improving the polarization schemes.
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- Yaohuan Gao
- Institute of Global Environmental Change, School of Human Settlements and Civil Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Global Environmental Change, School of Human Settlements and Civil Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China.,Shaanxi Provincial Land Engineering Construction Group, Xi'an, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Global Environmental Change, School of Human Settlements and Civil Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- Institute for Environmental and Climate Technology, Korea Institute of Energy Technology (KENTECH), Naju-si, Republic of Korea
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Clarke TA. Plugging into bacterial nanowires: a comparison of model electrogenic organisms. Curr Opin Microbiol 2022; 66:56-62. [PMID: 34999354 DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2021.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2021] [Revised: 12/20/2021] [Accepted: 12/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Extracellular electron transport (EET) is an important metabolic process used by many bacteria to remove excess electrons generated through cellular metabolism. However, there is still limited understanding about how the molecular mechanisms used to export electrons impact cellular metabolism. Here the EET pathways of two of the best-studied electrogenic organisms, Shewanella oneidensis and Geobacter sulferreducens, are described. Both organisms have superficially similar overall EET routes, but differ in the mechanisms used to oxidise menaquinol, transfer electrons across the outer membrane and reduce extracellular substrates. These mechanistic differences substantially impact both substrate choice and bacterial lifestyle.
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- Thomas Andrew Clarke
- School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom.
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Guo J, Yang G, Zhuang Z, Mai Q, Zhuang L. Redox potential-induced regulation of extracellular polymeric substances in an electroactive mixed community biofilm. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 797:149207. [PMID: 34311380 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2021] [Revised: 06/22/2021] [Accepted: 07/18/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Electroactive biofilms are promising in achieving efficient wastewater treatment and energy conversion in bioelectrochemical systems (BESs). Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) are important for physical contact with electrode surface and extracellular electron transfer (EET) within biofilm. Redox potential is an important trigger for the regulation of EPS in microbial aggregates, but this yet is lacking for electroactive mixed community biofilms. This study first explored how redox potential affected EPS of electroactive mixed community biofilms, which were cultured in BES reactors with different anode potentials (-0.3 V, 0 V, +0.3 V, +0.6 V vs. SCE) using artificial brewery wastewater as substrate. The anode potential regulated biocurrent generation, overall EPS production, EPS composition and EPS redox properties. The biofilms poised at 0 V exhibited the highest current production (7.2 mA) and EPS redox capacity, while the +0.6 V biofilms had the lowest current production (1.2 mA) with lowest EPS redox capacity. The steady-state current exhibited a significant positive correlation with EPS redox capability, suggesting an important role of EPS in anode potential-dependent current production. Significant positive correlations between proteins or humic substances in EPS and EPS redox properties further verified that EPS redox feature raised from proteins and humic substances. This study provided a potential mechanism that anode potential determined the electroactivity of anode biofilm via regulating EPS composition and redox properties, and will facilitate the use of electroactive biofilms in bioelectrochemical applications.
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- Junhui Guo
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health, School of Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health, School of Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health, School of Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health, School of Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health, School of Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.
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Hill A, Tait S, Baillie C, Virdis B, McCabe B. Microbial electrochemical sensors for volatile fatty acid measurement in high strength wastewaters: A review. Biosens Bioelectron 2020; 165:112409. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2020.112409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2020] [Revised: 06/17/2020] [Accepted: 06/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Methanogenesis inhibitors used in bio-electrochemical systems: A review revealing reality to decide future direction and applications. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2020; 319:124141. [PMID: 32977094 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.124141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2020] [Revised: 09/11/2020] [Accepted: 09/13/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Microbial fuel cell (MFC) is a robust technology capable of treating real wastewaters by utilizing mixed anaerobic microbiota as inoculum for producing electricity from oxidation of the biodegradable matters. However, these mixed microbiota comprises of both electroactive microorganisms (EAM) and substrate/electron scavenging microorganisms such as methanogens. Hence, in order to maximize bioelectricity from MFC, different physio-chemical techniques have been applied in past investigations to suppress activity of methanogens. Interestingly, recent investigations exhibit that methanogens can produce electricity in MFC and possess the cellular machinery like cytochrome c and Type IV pili to perform extracellular electron transfer (EET) in the presence of suitable electron acceptors. Hence, in this review, in-depth analysis of versatile behaviour of methanogens in both MFC and natural anaerobic conditions with different inhibition techniques is explored. This review also discusses the future research directions based on the latest scientific evidence on role of methanogens for EET in MFC.
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Wu Y, Luo X, Qin B, Li F, Häggblom MM, Liu T. Enhanced Current Production by Exogenous Electron Mediators via Synergy of Promoting Biofilm Formation and the Electron Shuttling Process. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2020; 54:7217-7225. [PMID: 32352288 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c00141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Exogenous electron mediators (EMs) can facilitate extracellular electron transfer (EET) via electron shuttling processes, but it is still unclear whether and how biofilm formation is affected by the presence of EMs. Here, the impacts of EMs on EET and biofilm formation were investigated in bioelectrochemical systems (BESs) with Shewanella oneidensis MR-1, and the results showed that the presence of five different EMs led to high density current production. All the EMs substantially promoted biofilm formation with 15-36 times higher total biofilm DNA with EMs than without EMs, and they also increased the production of extracellular polymeric substances, which was favorable for biofilm formation. The current decreased substantially after removing EMs from the medium or by replacing electrodes without biofilm, suggesting that both biofilm and EMs are required for high density current production. EET-related gene expression was upregulated with EMs, resulting in the high flux of cell electron output. A synergistic mechanism was proposed: EMs in suspension were quickly reduced by the cells and reoxidized rapidly by the electrode, resulting in a microenvironment with sufficient oxidized EMs for biofilm formation, and thus, besides the well-known electron shuttling process, the EM-induced high biofilm formation and high Mtr gene expression could jointly contribute to the EET and subsequently produce a high density current. This study provides a new insight into EM-enhanced current production via regulating the biofilm formation and EET-related gene expression.
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- Yundang Wu
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Guangdong Institute of Eco-environmental Science and Technology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Guangdong Institute of Eco-environmental Science and Technology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, P. R. China
- Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, PR China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Guangdong Institute of Eco-environmental Science and Technology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, P. R. China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901, United States
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Guangdong Institute of Eco-environmental Science and Technology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, P. R. China
- National-Regional Joint Engineering Research Center for Soil Pollution Control and Remediation in South China, Guangzhou 510650, China
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Hou J, Huang L, Zhou P, Qian Y, Li N. Understanding the interdependence of strain of electrotroph, cathode potential and initial Cu(II) concentration for simultaneous Cu(II) removal and acetate production in microbial electrosynthesis systems. CHEMOSPHERE 2020; 243:125317. [PMID: 31722262 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.125317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2019] [Revised: 10/31/2019] [Accepted: 11/04/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Metallurgical microbial electrosynthesis systems (MES) are holding great promise for simultaneous heavy metal removal and acetate production from heavy metal-contaminated and organics-barren waters. How critical parameters of strain of electrotroph, cathode potential and initial heavy metal concentration affect MES performance, however, is not yet fully understood. Heavy metal of Cu(II) and four Cu(II)-tolerant electrotrophs (Stenotrophomonas maltophilia JY1, Citrobacter sp. JY3, Pseudomonas aeruginosa JY5 and Stenotrophomonas sp. JY6) were employed to evaluate MES performance at various cathode potentials (-900 or -600 mV vs. standard hydrogen electrode) and initial Cu(II) concentrations (60-120 mg L-1). Each electrotrophs exhibited incremental Cu(II) removals with increased Cu(II) at -900 mV, higher than at -600 mV or in the abiotic controls. Acetate production by JY1 and JY6 decreased with the increase in initial Cu(II), compared to an initial increase and a decrease thereafter for JY3 and JY5. For each electrotrophs, the biofilms than the planktonic cells released more amounts of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) with a compositional diversity and stronger Cu(II) complexation at -900 mV. These were higher than at -600 mV, or in the controls either under open circuit conditions or in the absence of Cu(II). This work demonstrates the interdependence of strain of electrotroph, cathode potential and initial Cu(II) on simultaneous Cu(II) removal and acetate production through the release of different amounts of EPS with diverse composites, contributing to enhancing the controlled MES for efficient recovery of value-added products from Cu(II)-contaminated and organics-barren waters.
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- Jiaxin Hou
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Ministry of Education (MOE), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Ministry of Education (MOE), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China.
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- College of Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Ministry of Education (MOE), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- School of Life Science and Biotechnology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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Extraction of photosynthetic electron from mixed photosynthetic consortium of bacteria and algae towards sustainable bioelectrical energy harvesting. Electrochim Acta 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2020.135710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Zhu W, Yao M, Gao H, Wen H, Zhao X, Zhang J, Bai H. Enhanced extracellular electron transfer between Shewanella putrefaciens and carbon felt electrode modified by bio-reduced graphene oxide. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 691:1089-1097. [PMID: 31466191 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.07.104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2019] [Revised: 07/07/2019] [Accepted: 07/07/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Extracellular electron transfer (EET) is a governing factor for the electrochemical performance of a bioelectrochemical system (BES) such as the microbial fuel cell (MFC). Herein, an in situ method to fabricate a bio-reduced graphene oxide (GO) (br-GO) modified carbon felt electrode to increase EET was developed. GO (0.5mgmL-1) was spiked into the anode chamber in a three-electrode BES and was transformed to br-GO with a self-assembled three-dimensional (3D) structure. The response of the br-GO modified electrode potential to the attached population of Shewanella putrefaciens increased from 0.071V to 0.517V (vs Ag/AgCl). Meanwhile, br-GO modification resulted a significant enhancement in the total amount of extracellular electrons transferred between the modified electrode and microbe. The process of br-GO modification lowered the charge transfer resistance of the electrode and enhanced the EET. The modified electrode was further employed as an anode in the MFC, and consequently, the power density of the MFC was significantly enhanced. The current study not only gives a simple and effective way for improving the EET with br-GO fabrication, but also provides a strategy to enhance the power density of the MFC.
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- Weihuang Zhu
- Key Laboratory of Northwest Water Resources, Environment and Ecology, Ministry of Education, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China; Shanxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Northwest Water Resources, Environment and Ecology, Ministry of Education, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China; Shanxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China
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- Key Laboratory of Northwest Water Resources, Environment and Ecology, Ministry of Education, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China; Shanxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China
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- Key Laboratory of Northwest Water Resources, Environment and Ecology, Ministry of Education, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China; Shanxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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- Key Laboratory of Northwest Water Resources, Environment and Ecology, Ministry of Education, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China; Shanxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China
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- College of literature, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China
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A journey in the complex interactions between electrochemistry and bacteriology: From electroactivity to electromodulation of bacterial biofilms. Bioelectrochemistry 2019; 131:107401. [PMID: 31707278 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2019.107401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2019] [Revised: 10/01/2019] [Accepted: 10/01/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Although the term bioelectrochemistry tends to be associated with animal and human tissues, bioelectric currents exist also in plants and bacteria. Especially the latter, when agglomerated in the form of biofilms, can exhibit electroactivity and susceptibility to electrical stimulation. Therefore, electrochemical methods appear to become powerful techniques to expand the conventional strategies of biofilm characterization and modification. In this review, we aim to provide the insight into the electrochemical behaviour of bacteria and present the variety of electrochemical techniques that can be used either for the non-destructive monitoring of bacterial communities or modulation of their growth. The most common applications of electrical stimulation on biofilms are presented, including the prevention of bacterial growth by charging the surface of the materials, changing the direction of bacterial movement under the influence of the electric field and increasing of the potency of antibiotics when bactericides are coupled with the electric field. Also, the industrial applications of microbial electro-technologies are described, such as bioremediation, wastewater treatment, and microbial fuel cells. Consequently, we are showing the complexity of interactions that exist between electrochemistry and bacteriology that can be used for the benefit of these two disciplines.
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Wang Q, Wei Z, Yi X, Tang J, Feng C, Dang Z. Biogenic iron mineralization of polyferric sulfate by dissimilatory iron reducing bacteria: Effects of medium composition and electric field stimulation. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 684:466-475. [PMID: 31154219 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.05.322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2019] [Revised: 05/03/2019] [Accepted: 05/21/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Polyferric sulfate (PFS) is a coagulant widely used for removing contaminants from the aqueous phase; however, PFS destabilizes and recrystallizes in the solid phase in the presence of dissimilatory iron reducing bacteria (DIRB), which has a profound influence on the cycle of Fe and the fate of the associated pollutants. Our objective is to investigate the combined effects of medium composition and electric field stimulation on the biomineralization of PFS. Batch experiments were conducted with PFS and the DIRB Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 under anoxic conditions to examine the microbial reduction of PFS to Fe(II) and its subsequent biotransformation. The high concentration of phosphorous in phosphate buffer solution (PBS) is responsible for slower and less extensive Fe(II) generation compared to the lower concentration of phosphorous in a medium of 1,4-piperazinediethanesulfonic acid (PIPES). The PBS system induces the formation of green rust (SO42-) and vivianite as the major minerals; in contrast, magnetite is the predominant end product in the PIPES system. The application of an anodic potential of 0.2 V significantly stimulates Fe(II) release from PFS, leading to precipitation and transformation of more crystalline minerals in increased quantities. The results demonstrate that Fe(II) catalyzes biomineralization of PFS to a variety of secondary products; this electron transfer process is highly dependent on the rate and magnitude of PFS reduction and the surface reaction with the host compound and adsorbed ions.
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- Qin Wang
- The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China.
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- The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China.
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- The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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Identification of Clostridium cochlearium as an electroactive microorganism from the mouse gut microbiome. Bioelectrochemistry 2019; 130:107334. [PMID: 31352302 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2019.107334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2019] [Revised: 07/16/2019] [Accepted: 07/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Microbial electroactivity, the metabolically relevant transfer of electrons between microorganisms and solid conductors, was first discovered for now well characterized model organisms from hypoxic or anaerobic water or sediment samples. Recent findings indicate that the metabolic trait of electroactivity might as well be important within the microbiome of the mammalian gut. Based on a pre-selection from the mouse intestinal bacterial collection five microorganisms originating from diverse parts of the gut were screened for electroactivity. As there is no marker gene for electroactivity, the ability to synthesize cytochromes and metabolize redox-mediators was studied in-silico. Clostridium cochlearium showed highest electroactivity and Lactobacillus reuteri as well as Staphylococcus xylosus show putative electroactivity, as well. The maximum current density of C. cochlearium of 0.53 ± 0.02 mA cm-2 after only 5.2 h of incubation was clearly linked to growth and glucose consumption. Cyclic voltammetric analysis on C. cochlearium revealed a formal potential of the extracellular electron transfer (EET) site of +0.22 ± 0.05 V versus Ag/AgCl sat. KCl (and + 0.42 V versus SHE) and indicates that EET is not based on biofilm formation, but the involvement of either redox-active molecules or planktonic cells. The potential of the gut as habitat for electroactives and their physiological role are discussed.
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Hou X, Huang L, Zhou P, Tian F, Tao Y, Li Puma G. Electrosynthesis of acetate from inorganic carbon (HCO 3-) with simultaneous hydrogen production and Cd(II) removal in multifunctional microbial electrosynthesis systems (MES). JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2019; 371:463-473. [PMID: 30875574 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.03.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2019] [Revised: 03/05/2019] [Accepted: 03/06/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The simultaneous production of acetate from bicarbonate (from CO2 sequestration) and hydrogen gas, with concomitant removal of Cd(II) heavy metal in water is demonstrated in multifunctional metallurgical microbial electrosynthesis systems (MES) incorporating Cd(II) tolerant electrochemically active bacteria (EAB) (Ochrobactrum sp. X1, Pseudomonas sp. X3, Pseudomonas delhiensis X5, and Ochrobactrum anthropi X7). Strain X5 favored the production of acetate, while X7 preferred the production of hydrogen. The rate of Cd(II) removal by all EAB (1.20-1.32 mg/L/h), and the rates of acetate production by X5 (29.4 mg/L/d) and hydrogen evolution by X7 (0.0187 m3/m3/d) increased in the presence of a circuital current. The production of acetate and hydrogen was regulated by the release of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), which also exhibited invariable catalytic activity toward the reduction of Cd(II) to Cd(0). The intracellular activities of glutathione (GSH), catalase (CAT), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and dehydrogenase were altered by the circuital current and Cd(II) concentration, and these regulated the products distribution. Such understanding enables the targeted manipulation of the MES operational conditions that favor the production of acetate from CO2 sequestration with simultaneous hydrogen production and removal/recovery of Cd(II) from metal-contaminated and organics-barren waters.
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- Xia Hou
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Ministry of Education (MOE), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Ministry of Education (MOE), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China.
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- College of Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- College of Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Ministry of Education (MOE), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Environmental Nanocatalysis & Photoreaction Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough LE11 3TU, United Kingdom.
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Qian Y, Huang L, Zhou P, Tian F, Puma GL. Reduction of Cu(II) and simultaneous production of acetate from inorganic carbon by Serratia Marcescens biofilms and plankton cells in microbial electrosynthesis systems. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 666:114-125. [PMID: 30798222 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.02.267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2019] [Revised: 02/17/2019] [Accepted: 02/17/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Simultaneous Cu(II) reduction (6.42 ± 0.02 mg/L/h), acetate production (1.13 ± 0.02 mg/L/h) from inorganic carbon (i.e., CO2 sequestration), and hydrogen evolution (0.0315 ± 0.0005 m3/m3/d) were achieved in a Serratia marcescens Q1 catalyzed microbial electrosynthesis system (MES). The biofilms released increasing amounts of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) with a higher compositional diversity and stronger Cu(II) complexation, compared to the plankton cells, at higher Cu(II) concentrations (up to 80 mg/L) and circuital currents (cathodic potential of -900 mV vs. standard hydrogen electrode (SHE)). Moreover, the biofilms reduced Cu(II) to Cu(0) more effectively than the plankton cells. At Cu(II) concentrations below 80 mg/L, the dehydrogenase activity in the biofilms was higher than in the plankton cells, and increased with circuital current, which was converse to the lower activities of catalase (CAT), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and antioxidative glutathione (GSH) in the biofilms than the plankton cells, although all these physiological activities were positively correlated with the concentration of Cu(II). This is the first study that evaluates the EPS constituents and the physiological activities of the biofilms and the plankton cells in the MESs, that favors the production of acetate from CO2 sequestration and the simultaneous reduction of Cu(II) from organics-barren waters contaminated with heavy metals.
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- Yitong Qian
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Ministry of Education (MOE), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Ministry of Education (MOE), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China.
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- College of Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- College of Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Environmental Nanocatalysis & Photoreaction Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough LE11 3TU, United Kingdom.
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