Emerging Trends and Advances in Microbial Electrochemical Technologies

Hypothesis, Design, Operation, and Applications

1st Edition - August 16, 2024
Editors: Asheesh Kumar Yadav, Pratiksha Srivastava, Md Tabish Noori, Yifeng Zhang
Language: English
Paperback ISBN:
9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 5 5 5 7 - 4
eBook ISBN:
9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 5 9 3 0 - 5

Emerging Trends and Advances in Microbial Electrochemical Technologies: Hypothesis, Design, Operation and Applications provides a lab to field approach involved in the progress… Read more

Purchase options

World Book Day Celebration!

Save up to 30% on books and eBooks!

Shop now

Institutional subscription on ScienceDirect

Request a sales quote

Emerging Trends and Advances in Microbial Electrochemical Technologies: Hypothesis, Design, Operation and Applications provides a lab to field approach involved in the progress of microbial electrochemical technologies. Focusing on recent trends and advances in this rapidly growing field, the book provides comprehensive information on the basics while also explaining new approaches to microbial electrochemical technologies for environmental applications, including wastewater and waste treatment, bioremediation of contaminated sites, resource recovery, usable electricity generation, greenhouse gas emissions reduction and bio-sensing.

Explaining current trends and advances in practice, and elaborating on realistic technological areas and commercialization possibilities and large-scale applications, this book provides new insights into the design of microbial electrochemical technologies and future directions.

Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
List of contributors
Section 1: Fundamentals and new knowledge in the field of METs
Chapter 1. Microbial electrochemical technology:historical development, principles, applications, and technological readiness level
Abstract
1.1 Fundamental and prospective background of microbial electrochemical technology
1.2 Historical development
1.3 Principles
1.4 Types and applications of METs
1.5 Technological readiness level
1.6 Conclusion
References
Chapter 2. Emerging wastewater treatment technologies based on the integration of biological and bioelectrochemical processes
Abstract
2.1 Introduction
2.2 An overview of most common conventional biological and emerging bioelectrochemical wastewater treatment technologies
2.3 Integrated bioelectrochemical wastewater treatment technologies
2.4 Conclusions and future outlook
References
Chapter 3. Bioelectrochemical characterization techniques for enhanced understanding of microbial electrochemical technologies
Abstract
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Electron transfer mechanism in microbial electrochemical technologies
3.3 Characterization techniques according to interaction levels
3.4 Microbial characterization techniques at multiple resolution levels
3.5 Electrochemical characterization techniques in microbial electrochemical technologies
3.6 Current status of bioelectrochemical characterization techniques in microbial electrochemical technologies
3.7 Conclusion
References
Further Reading
Chapter 4. Electron transition and losses in bioelectrochemical system toward CO2 sequestration
Abstract
List of acronyms and abbreviations
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Biofilm formation on electrodes
4.3 Optimization of the potential
4.4 Electron transfer in bioelectrochemical system
4.5 Electron losses
4.6 Minimizing the losses
4.7 Metabolic burden during CO2 sequestration
4.8 Conclusion
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter 5. Microbial electrochemical technologies : a life cycle and technoeconomic perspective
Abstract
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Life cycle assessment
5.3 Case studies on environmental consequences of METs
5.4 Case studies on technoeconomic assessment of METs
5.5 Conclusion
References
Section 2: Current and emerging applications of Microbial Electrochemical Technology (MET)
Chapter 6. Nutrient recovery in bioelectrochemical systems
Abstract
Nomenclature
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Nutrients of interest
6.3 Sources for nutrient recovery
6.4 Bioelectrochemical applications for nutrient recovery
6.5 Applicability of the recovered nutrients as fertilizers
6.6 Conclusions
References
Chapter 7. Bioelectrochemical sensors for detecting recalcitrant and toxic organic pollutants
Abstract
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Working mechanisms
7.3 Parameters used for evaluating biosensing performance
7.4 Recalcitrant compounds detected with bioelectrochemical sensors
7.5 Critical design and operating considerations
7.6 Conclusion
References
Chapter 8. Novel photobioelectrochemical systems based on purple phototrophic bacteria
Abstract
8.1 Introduction: metabolic versatility of purple phototrophic bacteria
8.2 Photoelectrochemical conditions in bioelectrosystems with purple phototrophic bacteria
8.3 Modified electrode materials in bioelectrosystems with purple phototrophic bacteria
8.4 Engineered photoelectrosystems with purple phototrophic bacteria: fluid electrodes versus solid ones
8.5 Conclusions
References
Chapter 9. Robust application of microbial electrochemical technology coupled with constructed wetlands
Abstract
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Integration of constructed wetland with different microbial electrochemical technologies and their robustness
9.3 Constructed wetland-microbial electrochemical technologies application
9.4 Future application and limitations of constructed wetland coupled microbial electrochemical technology application
9.5 Conclusion
References
Section 3: Current and new trends in the electrochemical synthesis using microbial electrochemical technology
Chapter 10. Biogas upgradation using integrated anaerobic digestion and microbial electrochemical technologies
Abstract
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Conventional biogas upgradation technologies and their limitations
10.3 Integration of microbial electrochemical technologies
10.4 Future perspective
10.5 Conclusion
Acknowledgment
References
Chapter 11. Gas electrofermentation using microbial electrosynthesis technologies
Abstract
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Gas fermentation
11.3 Microbial electrosynthesis for gas fermentation
11.4 Cathode materials for microbial electrosynthesis
11.5 Gas electrofermenting reactor designs to increase biomass and gas–liquid mass transfer
11.6 Prospects of gas electrofermentation in microbial electrosynthesis
11.7 Conclusions
References
Chapter 12. Recent advancements in photocatalytic materials for applications in photo-assisted microbial electrosynthesis
Abstract
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Materials
12.3 Factors affecting microbial electrosynthesis
12.4 Strategies to promote CO2-reduction via microbial electrosynthesis
12.5 Nanostructured materials for photosensitization
12.6 Spectrum of bioproducts formed via microbial electrosynthesis
12.7 Integrated microbial electrosynthesis system
12.8 Future perspectives
Acknowledgment
References
Chapter 13. Physiochemical and biological techniques in wastewater treatment with an emphasis on algal microbial fuel cell
Abstract
13.1 Introduction
13.2 Wastewater treatments
13.3 Resources recovery from microalgae in wastewaters
13.4 Limitations and future scope
13.5 Conclusion
Acknowledgment
Author contributions
References
Section 4: Current and emerging new design, materials, and operating conditions in microbial electrochemical technology
Chapter 14. An overview of current and emerging design of microbial electrochemical technology
Abstract
14.1 Introduction
14.2 Historical development of microbial electrochemical technologies
14.3 Working principles of microbial electrochemical technologies
14.4 Components of microbial electrochemical technologies
14.5 Microbial electrochemical technologies
14.6 Emerging trends and future perspectives
14.7 Conclusion
Acknowledgment
References
Chapter 15. Fluidized and fixed granular beds of activated carbon as electrodes in microbial electrochemical technologies
Abstract
15.1 Introduction: role of granular-activated carbon in different microbial electrochemical technologies
15.2 Valuable properties of granular-activated carbon in microbial electrochemical technology
15.3 Operation modes of granular-activated carbon electrodes in microbial electrochemical technology: continuous versus intermittent
15.4 Reactor configurations with granular-activated carbon as electrode material in microbial electrochemical technologies: fixed- and fluidized-bed reactors
15.5 Comparison between fixed- and fluidized-bed reactors
15.6 Conclusion
References
Chapter 16. Nanomaterials to facilitate extracellular electron transfer in microbial electrochemical systems
Abstract
16.1 Carbon-based nanomaterials facilitated extracellular electron transfer
16.2 Biocompatible metal-based nanomaterials facilitated extracellular electron transfer
16.3 Conductive polymer–facilitated extracellular electron transfer
16.4 Composite nanomaterials facilitated extracellular electron transfer
16.5 Conclusions and perspectives
References
Chapter 17. An overview of different separators/membranes used in microbial electrochemical technologies
Abstract
17.1 Introduction
17.2 Conditions for using separators in microbial electrochemical technologies
17.3 Challenges of implementing separators in met
17.4 Future aspects
17.5 Conclusion
Acknowledgment
References
Chapter 18. Metal–organic frameworks as an emergent cathode catalyst
Abstract
18.1 Introduction
18.2 Synthesis mechanism of metal–organic framework–based catalyst
18.3 Reaction mechanism of metal–organic framework–based catalysts
18.4 Application of metal–organic framework–based catalysts in microbial electrochemical technologies
18.5 Challenges and future perspectives
18.6 Conclusions
References
Chapter 19. Functional materials coated gas diffusion electrodes for enhanced value-added product recovery in microbial electrolysis cells
Abstract
19.1 Introduction
19.2 Principles of gas diffusion electrodes
19.3 Advantages and disadvantages of gas diffusion electrode–based microbial electrolysis cell
19.4 Conclusion and future scope
Acknowledgment
References
Chapter 20. E-waste-derived materials for resource recovery and wastewater treatment applications
Abstract
20.1 Introduction
20.2 Wastewater treatment—an overview
20.3 Integrating E-waste derived materials with wastewater treatment
20.4 Application of E-waste derived materials in wastewater treatment
20.5 Future perspective and conclusion
Acknowledgment
References
Section 5: Current and emerging trends in wastewater treatment, bioremediation, biosensing and resource recovery using Microbial Electrochemical Technology
Chapter 21. Osmotic microbial fuel cell as an energy self-sufficient wastewater treatment
Abstract
21.1 Introduction
21.2 Fundamentals of osmotic microbial fuel cell and its configuration
21.3 Draw solution characteristics and regeneration in osmotic processes
21.4 Application of osmotic microbial fuel cells and energy generation
21.5 Limitations and challenges in the applications of osmotic microbial fuel cell
21.6 Conclusions and prospects
References
Chapter 22. Algaepowered versatile microbial fuel cells for energy and resource recovery from different waste streams
Abstract
22.1 Introduction
22.2 Mechanism of bioelectricity generation in photosynthetic microbial fuel cells
22.3 Photosynthetic microbial fuel cell designs
22.4 Effectiveness of the sediment microbial fuel cells in treating different wastewaters
22.5 Recent advances and scale-up studies
22.6 Future perspectives
References
Chapter 23. Application of bioelectrochemical coagulation process for leachate treatment
Abstract
List of abbreviations
23.1 Introduction
23.2 Energy consumption and operating costs for landfill leachate treatment
23.3 Biological processes for leachate treatment
23.4 Electrocoagulation process for leachate treatment
23.5 Integrated electrochemical coagulation processes and biological systems for leachate treatment
23.6 Future perspectives and conclusions
References
Chapter 24. Electrochemical approaches with novel electrodes to treat emerging contaminants in water and water streams
Abstract
24.1 Introduction
24.2 Electrochemical oxidation process
24.3 Electrode materials
24.4 Integration of electrochemical oxidation with other treatment processes
24.5 Conclusion
References
Section 6: Updates in scale-up of METs and commercialization
Chapter 25. Challenges in up-scaling of microbial electrochemical technologies for practical environmental applications
Abstract
25.1 Introduction
25.2 Architecture for scalability: design considerations
25.3 Critical parameters for evaluating the scalability of microbial electrochemical technologies
25.4 Status of microbial electrochemical technologies for commercial applications
25.5 Challenges in full-scale commercialization of microbial electrochemical technologies
25.6 Conclusion
References
Chapter 26. Real-life applications of sediment microbial fuel cell for power generation to operate aquaculture ponds
Abstract
26.1 Introduction
26.2 Fundamentals of sediment microbial fuel cell
26.3 Factors influencing the performance of sediment microbial fuel cell
26.4 Applications of sediment microbial fuel cells for wastewater treatment and sensing applications
26.5 Current challenges and future perspective
26.6 Conclusion
References
Chapter 27. Full-scale applications of plant microbial fuel cell: thoughts from a case study
Abstract
27.1 Introduction
27.2 The fundamental research of plant microbial fuel cells
27.3 Project profile
27.4 Challenge and future perspective
References
Chapter 28. Electrobioremediation of contaminated sediments
Abstract
28.1 Introduction
28.2 Sediment microbial fuel cell
28.3 Other sediment microbial electrochemical systems
28.4 Conclusion and prospect
Acknowledgments
References
Appendix A. Supplementary material to Chapter 6 “Nutrient recovery in bioelectrochemical systems” by Veera Koskue and Stefano Freguia
A.1 Calculations for nitrogen
A.2 Calculations for phosphorus
Index

Asheesh Kumar Yadav

Asheesh Kumar Yadav is a Principal Scientist and Associate Professor at CSIR-Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology, Bhubaneswar, India. He completed his doctoral study at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi and postdoctoral studies at Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA. Currently, he is working as Marie Curie Fellow at Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain. He is the pioneer of constructed wetlands coupled microbial Electrochemical technology (CW-MET) for energy production, wastewater treatment, and other environmental applications. He received numerous awards like Marie Curie Fellowship; Indo-American Research Professorship (American Society of Microbiology); Four times winner of Erasmus Mundus Scholar Awards for teaching and research in universities in Germany, Poland, Sweden, Portugal; Winner of VLIR scholarships of Belgium; and Nuffic fellowship of the Netherlands. Besides this, He got an adjunct faculty position at the University of Tasmania, Australia. He is interested in developing low-cost energy generating and saving wastewater treatment systems with capabilities of resource recovery. Moreover, he is invested in developing circularity and sustainability in water and wastewater treatment systems.

Affiliations and expertise

Principal Scientist and Associate Professor, CSIR-Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology, Bhubaneswar, India

Pratiksha Srivastava

Dr Pratiksha Srivastava is currently a Postdoctoral fellow at Rey Juan Carlos University, Madrid, Spain. She did her Ph.D. studies at the University of Tasmania, Australia. She has a large number of publications in the domain METs. Her main focus is on high-rate wastewater treatment using METs. She is among the pioneer who developed electrode-dependent anaerobic ammonium oxidation in Constructed wetlands coupled with microbial electrochemical technology. The work has gained considerable attention among scientists. Based on her significant contribution to sustainability research, she received the prestigious Green Talent award from the German Federal Ministry in 2017. She is also a recipient of the Nuffic fellowship, the Netherlands, and many other competitive grants and national and international levels.

Affiliations and expertise

Mckenzie Research Fellow, Chemical Engineering Department, The University of Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Md Tabish Noori

Dr Md Tabish Noori is Research Professor (Brain Pool Fellow), Kyung Hee University, South Korea. He is graduated with a Doctoral degree from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India. He is very much active in the research and development of cost-efficient electrode materials and polymeric separators for pilot scale microbial Microbial Electrochemical Technologies (METs), generating value-added chemicals and fuels from real waste streams, development of efficient electrode materials for METs and biosensors (particularly to diagnose Tuberculosis), highly porous electrode materials development for METs to generate bio-alcohols, fatty acids and methane from CO2. He received the prestigious SRISTI Gandhian Young Technological Innovation award from the President of India for his research contribution. He did multiple postdoctoral studies from Universidad De Alcala De Henares, Spain (Marie Sklodowska Curie fellow), Kyung Hee University, South Korea (Brain Korea 21 Plus postdoctoral fellow), and Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India. He applied for an Indian Patent and has published around 36 research articles in the peer review international journals (e.g., Biotechnology Advances, Bioresource Technology, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, RSC Sustainable Energy, Fuels, Electrochimica Acta, etc.) and 4 book chapters. He presented his works in several national and international scientific congresses held in India, Germany, Hong Kong, The United States, and South Korea.

Affiliations and expertise

UKRI Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, United Kingdon

Yifeng Zhang

Dr Yifeng Zhang is currently working as an Associate Professor at the Department of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Denmark (DTU). He is also serving as Associate Editor at several prestigious journals, including Water Research, Science of the Total Environment, and Frontiers in Microbiology. He obtained his Ph.D. degree from DTU in 2012. His major research interests are microbial electrochemical technology and biotechnology-based process development to support the 2nd, 6th, 7th, 12th, and 13th UN Sustainable Development Goals through sustainable water treatment, resource recovery, CO2 capture and utilization, biosynthesis, and environmental bioremediation & monitoring. His research has been highly innovative and contributed considerably to improving the fundamental understanding of microbial electrochemistry and developing cutting-edge, efficient, and economic-affordable technical solutions in the Water-Food-Energy-Climate nexus for sustainable development and green transition. This way, the wastewaters and greenhouse gases (e.g., CO2) are recovered and upcycled in the form of valuable bioproducts, which otherwise are treated as pollutants undergoing energy and carbon-intensive treatment processes. His research has been well documented in 99 SCI publications (19 as first author and 65 as the corresponding author), 2 patents, 3 book chapters, and ≥30 conference contributions. Most of the SCI publications are in top journals in the field, such as Energy & Environmental Science, Trends in Biotechnology, Environmental Science & Technology, and Water Research. According to Google Scholar, his works have been cited over 4100 times and with an H index of 36. Since 2012, He has been successfully attracting over 4 M Euro international and national research fundings. Especially in 2018, he received Carlsberg Foundation Distinguished Fellowships, which are given to talented young scientists to establish their research group. He was shortlisted and interviewed for the Young Investigator Program funded by Villum Foundation in the same year. In 2020, he was selected as top 50 among global competitions for The Elsevier Foundation-ISC3 Green & Sustainable Chemistry Challenge Award. He recently received Honorable Mentions from the James J. Morgan Award 2022 for Great Achievements in Environmental Science & Technology

Affiliations and expertise

Associate Professor, Department of Environmental and Resource Engineering, Technical University of Denmark

Life Sciences

Physical Sciences & Engineering

Social Sciences & Humanities

Health

Emerging Trends and Advances in Microbial Electrochemical Technologies

Hypothesis, Design, Operation, and Applications

Purchase options

World Book Day Celebration!

Institutional subscription on ScienceDirect

Asheesh Kumar Yadav

Pratiksha Srivastava

Md Tabish Noori

Yifeng Zhang

Related books