Blanchet, Elise and Pécastaings, Sophie and Erable, Benjamin and Roques, Christine and Bergel, Alain Protons accumulation during anodic phase turned to advantage for oxygen reduction during cathodic phase in reversible bioelectrodes. (2014) Bioresource Technology, vol. 173. pp. 224-230. ISSN 0960-8524
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2014.09.076
Abstract
Reversible bioelectrodes were designed by alternating acetate and oxygen supply. It was demonstrated that the protons produced and accumulated inside the biofilm during the anodic phase greatly favored the oxygen reduction reaction when the electrode was switched to become the biocathode. Protons accumulation, which hindered the bioanode operation, thus became an advantage for the biocathode. The bioanodes, formed from garden compost leachate under constant polarization at −0.2 V vs. SCE, were able to support long exposure to forced aeration, with only a slight alteration of their anodic efficiency. They produced a current density of 16 ± 1.7 A/m2 for acetate oxidation and up to −0.4 A/m2 for oxygen reduction. Analysis of the microbial communities by 16S rRNA pyrosequencing revealed strong selection of Chloroflexi (49 ± 1%), which was not observed for conventional bioanodes not exposed to oxygen. Chloroflexi were found as the dominant phylum of electroactive biofilms for the first time.
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Audience (journal): | International peer-reviewed journal |
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Institution: | French research institutions > Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - CNRS (FRANCE) Université de Toulouse > Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse - INPT (FRANCE) Université de Toulouse > Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier - UPS (FRANCE) |
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Deposited By: | Benjamin ERABLE |
Deposited On: | 07 May 2015 12:32 |
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