Current Challenges and Future Perspectives on Emerging Bioelectrochemical Technologies

• Main Author: Tian Zhang (auth)
• Other Authors: Pier-Luc Tremblay (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2016
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Microbiology (non-medical); Microbial Electrosynthesis; bioremediation; C-type cytochromes; Biocathode; extracellular electron transfer; Microbial fuel cell; Microbial catalyst; Bioanode; bioelectrochemical system
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

The increasing demand for energy worldwide, currently evaluated at 13 terawatts per year, has triggered a surge in research on alternative energy sources more sustainable and environmentally friendly. Bio-catalyzed electrochemical systems (BESs) are a rapidly growing biotechnology for sustainable pr...