Advance in Microbial Electrochemical Technologies

Dear Colleagues,

Microbial electrochemical technology (MET) is to study and apply the interaction between microbial cells and electrodes (i.e., capacitive materials and electronic conductors ). For a long time, this sub-field of bioelectrochemistry has been the main interest of mainly fundamental researchers. In the past decade, MET has attracted the interest of more researchers and engineers. Microbial electrochemistry, which integrates microbiology, electrochemistry, and electronics, is a widely applied technology of sustainable platform technology in the fields of waste remediation, resource recovery, and bioenergy production. Researchers have transformed microbial fuel cell (MFC) from a concept to a technology. MFC is a system that converts the chemical energy of organic substances in waste/wastewater into electrical energy. In addition, a large number of derivative technologies have been developed, such as microbial desalination cell (MDC), microbial electrosynthesis (MES), microbial electrolysis cell (MEC), photomicrobial fuel cell (photoMFC), cellular electrophysiology (CE) and biological computing. More and more systems are often referred to as bioelectrochemical system (BES) or electrobiological technology (EBT) in the literature. In recent years, based on the basic mechanism of direct interspecies electron transfer (DIET), significant progress has been made in designing and operating MET in various applications.

This special issue aims to introduce the down-to-date scientific progress in the basic and diverse applications of MET. The authors are invited to submit papers related to the following topics, including but not limited to: BES, EBT, MDC, MEC, MFC, MES, electroactive microorganisms, DIET, Cellular electrophysiology, electrode (material, catalyst, shape, and arrangement), electrode potential and electrostatic field, MET platform, design, and operation.

Dr. Qing Feng
Guest Editor

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• microbial electrochemical technology
• bioelectrochemistry
• microbial fuel cell
• microbial electrolysis cell
• direct interspecies electron transfer
• electroactive microorganisms