Direct interspecies electron transfer mechanisms of a biochar-amended anaerobic digestion: a review [PDF]
Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts, 2023 This paper explores the mechanisms of biochar that facilitate direct interspecies electron transfer (DIET) among syntrophic microorganisms leading to improved anaerobic digestion.
Marvin T. Valentin +3 more
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Thermodynamic constraints on the window of opportunity for direct interspecies electron transfer (DIET) [PDF]
Microbial BiotechnologyReduction potentials of the electron producing and electron consuming physiologies constrain the window of opportunity in direct interspecies electron transfer (DIET).
Jan Dolfing
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The Role of Exopolysaccharides in Direct Interspecies Electron Transfer [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 Direct interspecies electron transfer (DIET) is an effective mechanism for microbial species to exchange electrons cooperatively during syntrophic metabolism. It is generally accepted that DIET is mainly mediated by electrically conductive pili and outer
Zheng Zhuang +3 more
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Mechanisms for Electron Uptake by Methanosarcina acetivorans during Direct Interspecies Electron Transfer [PDF]
mBio, 2021 The conversion of organic matter to methane plays an important role in the global carbon cycle and is an effective strategy for converting wastes to a useful biofuel.
Dawn E. Holmes +4 more
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Methane production by Methanothrix thermoacetophila via direct interspecies electron transfer with Geobacter metallireducens [PDF]
mBio, 2023 Methanothrix is widely distributed in natural and artificial anoxic environments and plays a major role in global methane emissions. It is one of only two genera that can form methane from acetate dismutation and through participation in direct ...
Jinjie Zhou +3 more
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Role and Potential of Direct Interspecies Electron Transfer in Anaerobic Digestion [PDF]
Energies, 2018 Anaerobic digestion (AD) is an effective biological treatment for stabilizing organic compounds in waste/wastewater and in simultaneously producing biogas.
Gahyun Baek +3 more
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Graphitized Biochar Derived from Agricultural Wastes Enhances Methanogenesis via Conductivity‐Driven Direct Interspecies Electron Transfer [PDF]
Advanced ScienceBiochar has emerged as a promising conductor for facilitating direct interspecies electron transfer (DIET) in anaerobic digestion (AD), yet the mechanisms linking its structural features to methanogenic performance remain unclear.
Caiyun Yang +18 more
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Improvement of Direct Interspecies Electron Transfer via Adding Conductive Materials in Anaerobic Digestion: Mechanisms, Performances, and Challenges [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 Anaerobic digestion is an effective and sustainable technology for resource utilization of organic wastes. Recently, adding conductive materials in anaerobic digestion to promote direct interspecies electron transfer (DIET) has become a hot topic, which ...
Le Chen +10 more
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Detrimental impact of the Geobacter metallireducens type VI secretion system on direct interspecies electron transfer [PDF]
Microbiology Spectrum, 2023 Direct interspecies electron transfer (DIET) is important in anaerobic communities of environmental and practical significance. Other than the need for close physical contact for electrical connections, the interactions of DIET partners are poorly ...
Jessica A. Smith +8 more
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Plugging in or Going Wireless: Strategies for Interspecies Electron Transfer [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2014 Interspecies exchange of electrons enables a diversity of microbial communities to gain energy from reactions that no one microbe can catalyze. The first recognized strategies for interspecies electron transfer were those that relied on chemical ...
Pravin Malla Shrestha +2 more
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