Tuning Geobacter sulfurreducens biofilm with conjugated polyelectrolyte for increased performance in bioelectrochemical system

By Ren, Lijiao; McCuskey, Samantha R.; Moreland, Alex; Bazan, Guillermo C.; Nguyen, Thuc-Quyen
Published in Biosensors and Bioelectronics 2019

Abstract

Bioelectrochemical systems (BESs) are emerging as a platform technology with great application potentials such as wastewater remediation and power generation. Materials for electrode/microorganism modification are being examined in order to improve the current production in BESs. Herein, we report that the current production increased almost one fold in single-chamber BES reactors, by adding a conjugated polyelectrolyte (CPE-K) in the growth medium to co-form the anodic biofilm with Geobacter sulfurreducens cells. The CPE-K treated BESs had a maximum current density as high as 12.3

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