Bioelectrochemical systems

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The goal of this chapter is to present the present concepts and the present status in the field of electroenzymatic redox reactions for the synthesis of complex organic compounds. The large field of analytical applications of bioelectrochemical systems for example in biosensors will not be covered. However, it should be pointed out that analytical studies and applications present very useful information in the search for synthetic developments. 

Previous chapters have discussed comprehensively protein and DNA-based function and bioelectrochemical systems. Single- and multi-functional monolayers of proteins, DNA-based molecules, and enzymes, and of monolayers of amino acids and DNA-bases as their building blocks testify towards bioelectrochemical control at the nanoscale and sometimes singlemolecule levels. In these respects interfacial bioelectrochemistiy is undergoing a process similar to what has been the case in physical... 

Experimental approaches to bioelectrochemical systems include other techniques which introduce new environments for interfacial bioelectrochemical function. Introduction of single-crystal, atomically planar electrode surfaces has opened a basis for the use of the scanning probe microscopies, STM and AFM, also for biological macromolecules. Importantly this extends to the electrochemical STM mode where electrochemical surfaces, adsorbate molecules, and now also biological macromolecules can be mapped directly in their natural aqueous environment, with full electrochemical potential control in situ STM and... 

Development of bioelectrochemical systems permitting various inexpensive substances of organic nature to be used as fuel. 

In the case of immobilization (adsorption) of the mediator or enzyme, the electrode surface represents an environment essentially different from the native conditions of the protein macromolecule. Therefore fundamental investigations on the conformational transformations at the interface are needed for the development of methods to optimize the components of the bioelectrochemical system at the interface. The problem of the possible effect of the field of the double electric layer, in whch the enzyme finds itself, on the operation of the latter s active center has not been examined so far. 

Rosenbaum, M., Cotta, M.A., and Angenent, L.T. (2010) Aerated She-wanella oneidensis in continuously fed bioelectrochemical systems for power and hydrogen production. Biotechnol. Bioeng., 105 (5), 880-888. 

Logan, B.E. (2010) Scaling up microbial fuel cells and other bioelectrochemical systems. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol., 85 (6), 1665-1671. 

Pant, D., Singh, A., Van Bogaert, G., Gallego, YA., Diels, L, and Vanbroekhoven, K. (2011) An introduction to the life cyde assessment (LCA) of bioelectrochemical systems (BES) for sustainable energy and product generation relevance and key... 

Keller, J., and Rozendal, R.A. (2010) High current generation coupled to caustic production using a lamellar bioelectrochemical system. Environ. Sci. Technol, 44 (11), 4315-4321. 

Ohmura, N., and Igarashi, Y. (2010) Bioelectrochemical system stabilizes methane fermentation from garbage slurry. Bioresour. Technol., 101 (10), 3415-3422. 

Biofilms in Bioelectrochemical Systems From Laboratory Practice to Data Interpretation, First Edition. Edited by Haluk Beyenal and Jerome Babauta. 

Collectively, MFCs and the newer biologically catalyzed electrochemical cells have come to be known as bioelectrochemical systems (BBSs) [48-52]. As BES research becomes more sophisticated, it appears that BBSs can provide new insights into the fundamental mechanisms of electron transfer between microorganisms and... 

Translation of electrochemically active biqfilm extracellular electron transfer research to bioelectrochemical systems... 

Andersen SJ, Pikaar I, Freguia S, Lovell BC, Rabaey K, Rozendal RA. Dynamically adaptive control system for bioanodes in serially stacked bioelectrochemical systems. Environ Sci Technol 2013 47 5488-5494. 

Manohar AK, He Z, Mansfeld F. The use of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) for the evaluation of the electrochemical properties of hioelectrochemical systems. In Rabaey K, Angenent LT, Schroder U, Keller J, editors. Bioelectrochemical Systems From Extracellular Electron Transfer to Biotechnological Application. London, UK IWA Publishing 2010. p 169-183. 

Patil SA, Harnisch F, Koch C, Hubschmann T, Fetzer I, Carmona-Martinez AA, Muller S, Schroder U. Electroactive mixed culture derived biofilms in microbial bioelectrochemical systems the role of pH on biofilm formation, performance and composition. Bioresour Technol 2011 102 9683-9690. 

Hamelers HV, Ter Heijne A, Sleutels TH, Jeremiasse AW, Strik DP, Buisman CJ. New applications and performance of bioelectrochemical systems. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2010 85 1673-1685. 

Harnisch F, Schroder U. From MFC to MXC chemical and biological cathodes and their potential for microbial bioelectrochemical systems. Chem Soc Rev 2010 39 4433-4448. 

Huang LP, Cheng SA, Chen GH. Bioelectrochemical systems for efficient recalcitrant wastes treatment. J Chem Technol Biotechnol 2011 86 481-491. 

THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR CULTURING Geobacter BIOFILMS IN MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS AND OTHER BIOELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEMS... 

The successful application of microbial fuel cells (MFCs) and bioelectrochemical systems (BBSs) requires an understanding, and ultimately the optimization, of microbial activities associated with the bioelectrocatalytic conversion of chemical and electrical inputs. Researchers must always consider that MFC/BES reactors utilize living microorganisms to drive catalytic activity, and these microbes will respond to system changes in different ways than abiotic catalysts. 

Microsensors and CV can be coupled to assess ORR in cathodic biofilms operating in aerobic environments and to investigate cathodic reaction mechanisms operating in biocathodes in SMFCs and other bioelectrochemical systems. 

Rabaey K, Angenent L, Schroder U, Keller J. Bioelectrochemical Systems From Extracellular Electron Transfer to Biotechnological Application. London, England IWA PnbUshing 2010. 

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