Horváth-Gönczi, N.N.; Bagi, Z.; Szuhaj, M.; Rákhely, G.; Kovács, K.L. Bioelectrochemical Systems (BES) for Biomethane Production—Review. Fermentation2023, 9, 610.
Horváth-Gönczi, N.N.; Bagi, Z.; Szuhaj, M.; Rákhely, G.; Kovács, K.L. Bioelectrochemical Systems (BES) for Biomethane Production—Review. Fermentation 2023, 9, 610.
Horváth-Gönczi, N.N.; Bagi, Z.; Szuhaj, M.; Rákhely, G.; Kovács, K.L. Bioelectrochemical Systems (BES) for Biomethane Production—Review. Fermentation2023, 9, 610.
Horváth-Gönczi, N.N.; Bagi, Z.; Szuhaj, M.; Rákhely, G.; Kovács, K.L. Bioelectrochemical Systems (BES) for Biomethane Production—Review. Fermentation 2023, 9, 610.
Abstract
Bioelectrochemical systems (BESs) have great potential in renewable energy production technologies. BES can generate electricity via Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) or use the electric current for the synthesis of valuable commodities in Microbial Electrolysis Cells (MECs). The number of various reactor configurations and operational protocols increasing rapidly although, the industrial scale operation is still facing difficulties. This article reviews the recent BES related to literature, with special attention to electrosynthesis and the most promising reactor configurations. We also attempted to clarify the numerous definitions proposed for BESs. The main components of BES are highlighted. Although the comparison of the various fermentation systems is we collected useful and generally applicable operational parameters to be used for comparative studies. A brief overview to link the appropriate microbes to the optimal reactor design is given.
Keywords
bioelectrochemical systems (BES); microbial electrolysis cells (MEC); reactor configurations; electro-fermentation; biomethane; direct electron transfer (DIET)
Subject
Biology and Life Sciences, Biology and Biotechnology
Copyright:
This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
