Material-Microbes Interactions

Environmental Biotechnological Perspective

1st Edition - June 20, 2023
Editors: Nabin Aryal, Yifeng Zhang, Sunil A. Patil, Deepak Pant
Language: English
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Material-Microbes Interactions: Environmental Biotechnological Perspective brings great insights into microbes-material interactions, biofilm formation and emerging bioprocesses within the field of applied biotechnology. The book systematically summarizes the fundamental principles, the state-of-the-art in microbes-material interaction, and its application in bioprocess and environmental technology development. Understanding the fundamental processes of biofilm formation, the role of material to exchange the energy with microbes, biofilm matrix, and optimization of the biofilm formation process is useful to everyone involved with bioprocess development. This book will be of significant interest to environmental technology developers, researchers, university professors, policymakers, graduate and postgraduate students and other stakeholders.

Interestingly, academic institutions, wastewater treatment plants and research centers have upscaled biofilm-based environmental technologies, such as moving bed bioreactors, microalgae, tricking bed reactors, biofilters, and bioelectrochemical process as promising environmental technologies.

Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
List of contributors
Biography
Looking backward and forward on microbes and materials
Preface
Part A. Fundamentals and advances
Chapter 1. Environmental microbial biofilms: formation, characteristics, and biotechnological applications
1. Introduction
2. Brief history of biofilms
3. Biofilm life cycle and attributes
4. Biofilms in different settings
5. Biotechnological applications of microbial biofilms
6. Conclusions
Chapter 2. Microbe–material interactions for direct interspecies electron transfer in anaerobic digestion
1. Introduction
2. Direct interspecies electron transfer mechanisms
3. Direct interspecies electron transfer–active microbial communities
4. Conductive material–augmented anaerobic digestion
5. Quorum sensing communication and biofilms
6. Challenges and perspectives
Chapter 3. Electron transfer processes between microbes and electrodes in bioelectrochemical reactors
1. Microbe–electrode interactions in bioelectrochemical systems
2. Biological redox reactions
3. Extracellular electron uptake
4. Extracellular electron transfer
5. Addressing pollution through extracellular electron uptake and extracellular electron transfer
6. Conclusions, challenges, and future perspectives
Chapter 4. Wastewater granules: material–microbe formation and arrangement lead to blurry metabolic boundaries and greenhouse gas emissions
1. Introduction
2. Microbial functional growth units: granules as model for complex duality in oxic-anoxic metabolism
3. Microbiology of greenhouse gas emissions in wastewater treatment
4. Microbial ecology in wastewater treatment: dynamic changing conditions change microbial behavior
5. Summary and conclusions
Chapter 5. Recent progress in antibacterial membranes for water treatment
1. Introduction
2. Inorganic-based antibacterial membranes
3. Metal-organic framework–based antibacterial membranes
4. Enzyme-based antibacterial membranes
5. Conclusions and outlook
Part B. Specific applications
Chapter 6. Role of electrode engineering in microbial electrochemical technologies for bioelectricity and biohydrogen production
1. Introduction
2. Advances in microbial electrochemical technologies
3. Bioelectrochemistry of biocatalyst–electrode interaction
4. Engineered electrode: material and type
5. Conclusion and future recommendations
Chapter 7. The development of cathode materials for boosting CO2 conversion in microbial electrosynthesis cells
1. Introduction
2. Electron transfer pathway in microbial electrosynthesis (MES)
3. Cathode modifications for enhancing microorganism–electrode interactions
4. Overview of principles and methods of life cycle assessment
5. Challenges and perspectives
6. Conclusion
Chapter 8. Spatial surface modification of cathode materials in microbial electrosynthesis of chemicals from carbon dioxide
1. Introduction
2. Spatial surface modification of cathode in microbial electrosynthesis
3. Conclusions and future perspectives
Chapter 9. Material–microbe interactions for solar power–driven biochemical synthesis
1. Introduction
2. Principles of semiartificial photosynthesis
3. Background on molecular machinery of photosynthesis
4. Biotic–abiotic interface
5. Biocatalyst modification
6. Biotic–abiotic interface modification
7. Electrode modification
8. Conclusions and future perspectives
Chapter 10. Methanogen-electrode/conductive material interactions for methane production from carbon dioxide
1. Introduction
2. Fundamental mechanisms
3. Engineering design of systems and process optimization
4. Conclusions and future perspectives
Chapter 11. Enhanced anaerobic digestion by hydrochar for efficient biogas production
1. Hydrochar-enhanced anaerobic digestion of glucose and its microbial mechanism
2. Characteristics of hydrochar-related anaerobic digestion
3. Effect of hydrochar on methane production of acetate and alleviating ammonia inhibition
4. Effect of hydrochar on methane production of sewage sludge based on metagenomic analysis
5. Effects of hydrochar and biochar on methane production of sludge and underlying metabolite mechanisms
6. Effect of different hydrochar and granular activated carbon on methane production of hydrothermal liquefaction of wastewater
7. Conclusion
Chapter 12. Harnessing microbe–material interfaces for micropollutant removal from different environments
1. Introduction
2. Micropollutants: small in concentrations, a giant in harm
3. Micropollutant removal by material-assisted biotreatment
4. Emerging strategies of microbe–material interface for micropollutant removal
5. Perspectives
Chapter 13. Constructed wetlands for wastewater management: basic design, abiotic and biotic components, and their interactive functions
1. Introduction
2. Components of constructed wetlands
3. Removal of different pollutants in constructed wetlands
4. Mechanisms involved in pollutant removal in constructed wetlands
5. Interactions of different components in constructed wetlands to treat various types of pollutants
6. Pros and cons of constructed wetlands and research requirements
7. Conclusion
Chapter 14. Chemical activation of biochar-supported metal oxides for degradation of organic/inorganic and microbial contaminants
1. Introduction
2. Preparation and characterization of biochar metal oxides
3. Surface modification of biochar metal oxides
4. Removal mechanisms of pollutants by biochar metal oxides
5. Conclusion
Chapter 15. Drug efficiency monitoring using biofilm/electrode interfacial electron transfer associated with pathogen metabolisms
1. Introduction
2. Categorization of I-T curves by pathogens to monitor drug effectiveness
3. Electron transfer mechanism in electroactive pathogens
4. Techniques applicable in combination with single-potential amperometry to monitor antibacterial agents
5. Other potential applications of pathogen electrogenicity for extracellular electron transfer–based biosensors
6. Conclusions
7. Prospects
Author contributions
Declaration of interests
Chapter 16. Biomass gasification and biological system for cleaning syngas from gasifiers
1. Introduction
2. Biomass gasification and syngas production
3. Biotrickling filters to clean syngas
4. Conclusions and future perspective
Part C. Technology scale-up and sustainability
Chapter 17. Technoeconomic analysis and life cycle assessment methodologies for microbial electrochemical systems
1. Introduction
2. Literature review
3. Economic analysis
4. Life cycle assessment
5. Microbial fuel cell case study
6. Conclusions
Chapter 18. Moving bed biofilm bioreactors for wastewater treatment: trends and technoeconomic/sustainability aspects
1. Introduction
2. Biocarriers used in moving bed biofilm reactors
3. Merger of moving bed biofilm reactors with other treatments
4. Technoeconomic evaluation of moving bed biofilm reactors
5. Conclusion
Chapter 19. Granular and moving bed biofilm reactor-based wastewater treatment plant: an industrial perspective
1. Introduction
2. Concepts of biofilm and granular sludge biological processes
3. Arrangement of high-rate full-scale treatment plants with case studies
4. Comparison and discussion
5. Future research and development needs and improvements
Index

Nabin Aryal

Nabin Aryal is an Associate Professor at the University of South-Eastern Norway (USN), Norway. He received MSc in Environmental Technology and Engineering from Ghent University, Belgium, with an Erasmus Mundus fellowship from European Union and then a PhD. from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) in Environmental Biotechnology with financial support from Novo Nordisk Foundation, Denmark. Before joining USN, Dr Aryal engaged in joint industrial postdoctoral research at Aarhus University and the Danish Gas Technology Center, Denmark. He has more than a decade of work experience from Norway, Denmark, Belgium, the Czech Republic, India, and Nepal. His current research focuses on microbe-material interaction, biofilm-based bioprocess development, anaerobic technology, biogas upgrading, and carbon dioxide utilization. He has co-authored over 40 scientific publications and edited one book on biogas upgrading that received h-index 15 (>1100 citations; Google Scholar).

Affiliations and expertise

Faculty of Technology, Natural Sciences and Maritime Sciences, Department of Process, Energy and Environmental Technology, Campus Porsgrunn, Norway

Yifeng Zhang

Yifeng Zhang is currently working as an associate professor at the Department of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Denmark (DTU). He obtained his Ph.D. degree from DTU in 2012. He is also serving as editor/associate editor in several prestigious journals in the field including Water Research, Science of the Total Environment, Frontiers in Microbiology, Sustainable Horizons, Water Cycles etc. His major research interests are microbial electrochemistry and biotechnology 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. He is recognized as an international young leader in both (i) microbial electrochemistry as well as (ii) bioenergy recovery from wastes. His accomplishments so far have been well documented in 136 SCI publications in top journals in the field, 2 patents, 3 book chapters, and numerous conference contributions. According to Google Scholar, his works have been cited over 5300 times and with an H index of 40. He has been listed as World's Top 2% Scientists 2020 and 2021. In the same year, he was selected as top 50 among global competitions for The Elsevier Foundation-ISC3 Green & Sustainable Chemistry Challenge Award. In 2022, he received Honorable Mentions for the James J. Morgan Early Career Award given by the American Chemical Society. Since receiving his PhD, he has been successfully attracting over 35 M DKK funding from e.g., Horizon Europe, The Carlsberg Foundation, Independent Research Fund Denmark, the Villum Foundation, and the Novo Nordisk Foundation. In 2018, he received a Carlsberg Foundation Distinguished Fellowship which is given to talented young scientists to establish their research group.

Affiliations and expertise

Department of Environmental and Resource Engineering, Technical University of Denmark Bygningstorvet, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark

Sunil A. Patil

Dr. Sunil A. Patil is currently working as an Assistant Professor of Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology at the Indian Institute of Science Education Research Mohali (IISER Mohali). He obtained Ph.D. in Microbiology from S. P. Pune University in 2011. Before joining IISER Mohali, Dr. Sunil worked as a postdoctoral fellow at Technical University Braunschweig, Germany, Lund University, Sweden, and Ghent University, Belgium. His current research focuses on two major themes: (i) Understanding extracellular electron transfer-based anaerobic metabolisms and microorganisms from extreme environments, and (ii) Developing integrated microbial electrochemical technologies for renewable electricity-driven bioproduction of chemicals from industrial CO2 and wastewater management at the point sources. His research accomplishments include over 60 SCI publications in top journals in the field, 3 patents, 14 book chapters, and >80 conference contributions. According to Google Scholar, his works have been cited over 4600 times, with an H index of 33. Dr. Sunil has been on the editorial board of Bioresource Technology Reports since its launch in 2017. He is also the associate editor for the Microbiotechnology specialty section of Frontiers in Microbiology, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, and Frontiers in Environmental Science journals. He has been on the board of directors of the International Society of Microbial Electrochemistry and Technology (ISMET) since 2020. Dr. Sunil is a recipient of the DAAD doctoral scholarship (2008-2010), Marie Skłodowska-Curie postdoctoral fellowship (2011-2015), and Alexander von Humboldt fellowship for senior researchers (2016-2017). He was conferred the best teacher award 2021 by IISER Mohali and the CDC India-Professor Ashok Pandey Research Excellence award 2021 by the Biotech Research Society of India (BRSI) in recognition of his contributions in the area of Environmental Biotechnology.

Affiliations and expertise

Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali (IISER Mohali), Sector 81, SAS Nagar, Punjab 140 306, India

Deepak Pant

Deepak Pant is a Senior Scientist at the Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), Belgium, leading the research linked to electrochemical and bioelectrochemical conversion systems with a focus on CO2 conversion in recent years. He has co-authored 194 publications in peer-reviewed journals (13 of which are “highly cited” on Web of Science), 40 book chapters, 6 patents and has edited 6 books on topics as Microbial electrochemistry, LCA, Bioeconomy and Applied Biotechnology. Current h-index is 75 (>16800 citations; Google Scholar). He was recently awarded the Highly Cited Researcher 2022 from Clarivate for multiple highly cited papers in last decade. He is a member of several scientific communities including ISMET, ISE, BES, BRSI, IFIBiop and AMI and was made a fellow of the Biotechnology Research Society of India (BRSI) in 2018 and Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in 2021.He is a member of the editorial board of 10 journals, Editor for ‘Bioresource Technology Reports’ (Elsevier) and acts as a peer reviewer for numerous journals. He has participated/participates in >25 projects of which 14 are European projects (FP7/H2020/Horizon Europe) on CO2 conversion, electrode development and resource recovery. He has a wide international network of active collaboration, among them from several European ongoing projects as coordinator, work package leader or partner (E2C, PERFORM, Bac-To-Fuel, VIVALDI, CLUE, CATCHY, ECOMATES, BeHyFe). Dr. Pant supervised 7 researchers in their postdoc position (of which 2 were Marie Curie Fellows), supervised/supervising 8 researchers towards their PhD, supervised 18 master students for their thesis and 6 bachelor students.

Affiliations and expertise

Separation & Conversion Technology, Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), Boeretang 200, Mol 2400, Belgium

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