Tracking bio-hydrogen-mediated production of commodity chemicals from carbon dioxide and renewable electricity

This study reveals that reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2) to commodity chemicals can be functionally compartmentalized in bioelectrochemical systems. In the present example, a syntrophic consortium composed by H2-producers (Rhodobacter sp.) in the biofilm is combined with carboxidotrophic Clostridiu...

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Autores: Puig Broch, Sebastià, Ganigué Pagès, Ramon, Batlle Vilanova, Pau, Balaguer i Condom, Maria Dolors, Bañeras Vives, Lluís, Colprim Galceran, Jesús
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:10256/14107
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10256/14107
Access Level:acceso embargado
Palabra clave:Bioelectroquímica
Bioelectrochemistry
Biocombustibles
Biocarburants
Biotecnologia
Biotechnology
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Sumario:This study reveals that reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2) to commodity chemicals can be functionally compartmentalized in bioelectrochemical systems. In the present example, a syntrophic consortium composed by H2-producers (Rhodobacter sp.) in the biofilm is combined with carboxidotrophic Clostridium species, mainly found in the bulk liquid. The performance of these H2-mediated electricity-driven systems could be tracked by the activity of a biological H2sensory protein identified at cathode potentials between −0.2 V and −0.3 V vs SHE. This seems to point out that such signal is not strain specific, but could be detected in any organism containing hydrogenases. Thus, the findings of this work open the door to the development of a biosensor application or soft sensors for monitoring such systems