Fungal-mediated electrochemical system: Prospects, applications and challenges

Current Research in Microbial Sciences

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Abhilasha Singh Mathuriya¹  Prajakta Pawar²  Mayur Thakare²  Dipak A. Jadhav³  Hemen Sarma⁴  Soumya Pandit⁵  Ram Prasad⁵  P.N. Bhattacharyya⁶ 

[1] Corresponding author.;

[2] Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 410206, India;

[3] Department of Agricultural Engineering, Maharashtra Institute of Technology, Aurangabad, 431010, India;

[4] Department of Botany, Nanda Nath Saikia College, Titabar 785630, Assam, India;

[5] Department of Life Sciences, School of Basic Sciences and Research, Sharda University, Greater Noida, 201306, India;

[6] Mycology and Microbiology Department, Tocklai Tea Research Institute, Tea Research Association, Jorhat 785008, Assam, India;

关键词: Wastewater treatment;    Fungal cells;    Electron mediator;    Microbial fuel cell (MFC);    Power density;    Biofuel;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) that generate bioelectricity from biodegradable waste have received considerable attention from biologists. Fungi play a significant role as both anodic and cathodic catalysts in MFCs. Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a fungus with an ability to transfer electrons through mediators such as methylene blue (MB), neutral red (NR) or even without a mediator. This unique role of fungal cells in exocellular electron transfer (EET) and their interactions with electrodes hold a lot of promise in areas such as wastewater treatment where yeast cell-based MFCs can be used. The present article highlights the physico-chemical factors affecting the performance of fungal-mediated MFCs in terms of power output and degradation of organic pollutants, along with the challenges associated with fungal MFCs. In addition, to this comparative assessment of fungal-mediated bio-electrochemical systems, their development, possible applications and potential challenges are also discussed.

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