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Download fileElectroactive biofilms on surface functionalized anodes: the anode respiring behavior of a novel electroactive bacterium, Desulfuromonas acetexigens
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posted on 28.01.2021, 03:03 authored by KP Katuri, S Kamireddy, P Kavanagh, A Muhammad, Peter O Conghaile, A Kumar, PE Saikaly, D Leech© 2020 Surface chemistry is known to influence the formation, composition, and electroactivity of electron-conducting biofilms. However, understanding of the evolution of microbial composition during biofilm development and its impact on the electrochemical response is limited. Here we present voltammetric, microscopic and microbial community analysis of biofilms formed under fixed applied potential for modified graphite electrodes during early (90 h) and mature (340 h) growth phases. Electrodes modified to introduce hydrophilic groups (-NH2, -COOH and -OH) enhance early-stage biofilm formation compared to unmodified or electrodes modified with hydrophobic groups (-C2H5). In addition, early-stage films formed on hydrophilic electrodes are dominated by the gram-negative sulfur-reducing bacterium Desulfuromonas acetexigens while Geobacter sp. dominates on -C2H5 and unmodified electrodes. As biofilms mature, current generation becomes similar, and D. acetexigens dominates in all biofilms irrespective of surface chemistry. Electrochemistry of pure culture D. acetexigens biofilms reveal that this microbe is capable of forming electroactive biofilms producing considerable current density of > 9 A/m2 in a short period of potential-induced growth (~19 h following inoculation) using acetate as an electron donor. The inability of D. acetexigens biofilms to use H2 as a sole source electron donor for current generation shows promise for maximizing H2 recovery in single-chambered microbial electrolysis cell systems treating wastewaters.
Funding
This work was supported by the Center Competitive Funding Program (Grant No. FCC/1/1971-05-01) and the Competitive Research Grant (URF/1/2985-01-01) from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) and by a Charles Parsons Energy Research Award 06/CPE006, through Science Foundation Ireland. Graphical abstract was developed using Biorender software.
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Publication Date
15/10/2020Journal
Water ResearchVolume
185Article Number
116284Pagination
11p.Publisher
ElsevierISSN
0043-1354Rights Statement
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Science & TechnologyTechnologyLife Sciences & BiomedicinePhysical SciencesEngineering, EnvironmentalEnvironmental SciencesWater ResourcesEngineeringEnvironmental Sciences & EcologyMicrobial electrolysis cellElectroactive bacteriaFunctionalized anodeBiofilm anodeDesulfuromonas acetexigensHydrogenELECTROCHEMICAL MEMBRANE BIOREACTORMIXED CULTURE BIOFILMSGEOBACTER-SULFURREDUCENSELECTRICITY PRODUCTIONCHARGE-TRANSPORTCARBON ANODESCELLELECTRODEVOLTAMMETRYPERFORMANCEBiofilmsDesulfuromonasGeobacterElectrodesBioelectric Energy SourcesEnvironmental Engineering