Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10232152 | Current Opinion in Biotechnology | 2013 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
⺠Microbes can efficiently reduce CO2 to organic commodities with electrical energy. ⺠Direct electrode-to-microbe electron transfer can support anaerobic CO2 respiration. ⺠Electrochemically generated H2 can support anaerobic or aerobic CO2 reduction. ⺠Anaerobic CO2 respiration yields high recovery of electrons in organic commodities. ⺠If scalable, electrobiocommodities could revolutionize biocommodity production.
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Authors
Derek R Lovley, Kelly P Nevin,