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Team:Bielefeld-CeBiTec/Project/rMFC
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rMFC
Short summary
In the first module we aim to identify possible mediators that are capable for electron transport. We want to
use electricity to chemically reduce these mediators and transport them into the cells. The process takes
place in a bioreactor called "reverse microbial fuel cell" (rMFC). One important requirement for a suitable
mediator is that its reduction potential is high enough to restore reduction equivalents, like NAD(P)H
(nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (phosphate)). These reduction equivalents enter the respiratory chain where
ATP (adenosine triphosphate) is produced which will be used in the next module.
Here you will find the results of
the rMFC.
References
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Lovley, Derek R., 2011. Powering microbes with electricity: direct electron transfer from electrodes to microbes. In: Environmental Microbiology Reports 3 (1), pp. 27–35.
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Lovley, Derek R. & Nevin, Kelly P., 2013. Electrobiocommodities: powering microbial production of fuels and commodity chemicals from carbon dioxide with electricity. In: Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 24, pp. 385-390.
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Qiao, Yan; Bao, Shu-Juan; Li, Chang Ming (2010): Electrocatalysis in microbial fuel cells—from electrode material to direct electrochemistry. In: Energy Environ. Sci., 3 (5), pp. 544.
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Harnisch, F. & Freguia, S., 2012. A Basic Tutorial on Cyclic Voltammetry for the investigation of Electroactive Microbial Biofilms. In: Chemistry – An Asian Journal, 7 (3), pp. 466–475.
