Russian Chemical Reviews, volume 92, issue 5, publication number RCR5073

Photosynthetic microbial fuel cells: practical applications of electron transfer chains

Roman N. Voloshin 2
Roman N. Voloshin 2
Ayshat M. Bozieva 2
Barry D. Bruce 5
Suleyman I. Allakhverdiev 1, 6
Ayshat Magomedovna Bozieva 1
Barry D. Bruce 5
Suleyman I. Allakhverdiev 1, 6
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Department of Biochemistry & Cellular and Molecular Biology, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Department of Microbiology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
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Department of Biochemistry & Cellular and Molecular Biology, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Department of Microbiology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA
Publication typeJournal Article
Publication date2023-05-30
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ISSN0036021X, 14684837
General Chemistry
Abstract
Membrane electron transfer underlies the central metabolic pathways for energy conversion. The photosynthetic and respiratory electron transport chains are complex apparatuses capable of generating a transmembrane proton gradient from sunlight or chemical energy. Recent exploitation of these apparatuses as energy convertors is of interest due to the availability and eco-friendliness of the biomaterial. Devices that utilize chemotrophic microorganisms to generate electricity have been known for over one hundred years. In these systems, called microbial fuel cells (MFC), one or more microorganisms catalyze charge transfer from a consumable substrate (acetate, glucose, etc.) to the electrode. Recently, MFCs based on phototrophic organisms have been actively developed. These devices, called photosynthetic microbial fuel cells (PMFC), still resemble the conventional MFC in that they also use living microbial cells to convert chemicals to electrical energy. However, the distinction between these two classes of fuel cells is that the MFC utilizes only the chemical energy of the organic substrate. At the same time, PMFCs are also capable of using solar energy. Common to both devices is the ability to utilize intrinsic electron transfer chains of bacterial metabolism as the primary mechanism of energy conversion. The widespread and accessible solar energy may permit PMFCs based on photosynthesis to become an inexpensive and efficient method for sunlight conversion. MFCs based on heterotrophs may be more promising in wastewater remediation and other ecological applications. This article reviews the latest advances in this field and emphasizes the remaining challenges.The bibliography includes 205 references.

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Voloshin R. N. et al. Photosynthetic microbial fuel cells: practical applications of electron transfer chains // Russian Chemical Reviews. 2023. Vol. 92. No. 5. RCR5073
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Voloshin R. N., Voloshin R. N., Bozieva A. M., Bruce B. D., Allakhverdiev S. I., Bozieva A. M., Bruce B. D., Allakhverdiev S. I. Photosynthetic microbial fuel cells: practical applications of electron transfer chains // Russian Chemical Reviews. 2023. Vol. 92. No. 5. RCR5073
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TY - JOUR
DO - 10.57634/RCR5073
UR - https://rcr.colab.ws/publications/10.57634/RCR5073
TI - Photosynthetic microbial fuel cells: practical applications of electron transfer chains
T2 - Russian Chemical Reviews
AU - Voloshin, Roman N.
AU - Bozieva, Ayshat Magomedovna
AU - Bruce, Barry D.
AU - Allakhverdiev, Suleyman I.
AU - Voloshin, Roman N.
AU - Bozieva, Ayshat M.
AU - Bruce, Barry D.
AU - Allakhverdiev, Suleyman I.
PY - 2023
DA - 2023/05/30 00:00:00
PB - Autonomous Non-profit Organization Editorial Board of the journal Uspekhi Khimii
IS - 5
VL - 92
SN - 0036-021X
SN - 1468-4837
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@article{2023_Voloshin,
author = {Roman N. Voloshin and Ayshat Magomedovna Bozieva and Barry D. Bruce and Suleyman I. Allakhverdiev and Roman N. Voloshin and Ayshat M. Bozieva and Barry D. Bruce and Suleyman I. Allakhverdiev},
title = {Photosynthetic microbial fuel cells: practical applications of electron transfer chains},
journal = {Russian Chemical Reviews},
year = {2023},
volume = {92},
publisher = {Autonomous Non-profit Organization Editorial Board of the journal Uspekhi Khimii},
month = {may},
url = {https://rcr.colab.ws/publications/10.57634/RCR5073},
number = {5},
doi = {10.57634/RCR5073}
}
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